Bass Clarinet Solo SKU: IS.BC7076EM Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Ar...(+)
Bass Clarinet Solo
SKU: IS.BC7076EM
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Arranged
by Stefano Cardo.
Woodwinds - Bass
Clarinet. Metropolis
Music Publishers
#BC7076EM. Published by
Metropolis Music
Publishers (IS.BC7076EM).
ISBN
9790365070763.
It
was 1995 when I had the
fortune to listen to the
freshly published
recording of the suites
performed by Mstislav
Rostropovich. I would
have given anything to be
able to play them, and
this was what inspired me
to study the bass
clarinet. The series of
diverse emotions which I
subsequently experienced
made me see Music in a
completely new way. I
began learning them
slowly, inevitably
adapting the text. As I
discovered their
educational value, the
knowledge of harmonic
structures, forms and
stylistic features
gradually evolved within
me. Over 20 years I have
studied various editions
and listened to the
meaning which these
suites have had for many
famous performers. I
pleasantly discovered the
commendable work of other
clarinettists who in turn
have dedicated themselves
to approaching this
composer with the bass
clarinet. The objective
of this version
isn’t to impose
conditions on how to play
the suites. We carried
out unique research into
the coherence of the
text, based on the
manuscripts of Anna
Magdalena Bach and Johann
Peter Kellner. The choice
to remove any type of
articulation and agogic
was made in order to
encourage the development
of personal
interpretation, which
obviously requires a
fundamental investigation
of the sources. This
edition comes with 4
versions of the suite.
The reason behind
producing four versions
(which are in different
keys and tones) is
because every musician
has their own tastes and
tendencies. Personally, I
prefer the bass clef
transposed to B flat
because I find the bass
clef to be the most
appropriate for the
spirit of the low
instrument.
Bass clarinet SKU: GI.G-J183 Bass Clarinet. Composed by Christophe...(+)
Bass clarinet
SKU:
GI.G-J183
Bass
Clarinet. Composed by
Christopher D. Azzara.
Edited by Christopher D.
Azzara. Band Method. Jump
Right In. Music
Education. Method book.
19 pages. GIA
Publications #J183.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-J183).
English.
Composi
tions and arrangements
for winds and percussion
with optional
improvisation! Twelve
selections for concert
band in one book.
Highlights include:
• Optional
improvisation sections in
each selection •
Grade levels II–IV
• Full score with
complete instrumentation
• Music for all
ages and for all seasons
• Recordings (CD or
cassette) available,
performed by
instrumentalists from the
Eastman School of Music
• Playable with
minimal to full
instrumentation Part
books (specify instrument
and catalog
number below): Flute
(J179) - Oboe (J180) -
Clarinet I (J181) -
Clarinet II (J182) - Bass
Clarinet (J183) - Bassoon
(J184) - Alto Saxophone
(J185) - Tenor Saxophone
(J186) - Baritone
Saxophone (J187) -
Trumpet I (J188) -
Trumpet II (J189) - Horn
(J190) - Trombone I
(J191) - Trombone II
(J192) - Baritone BC
(J193) - Baritone TC
(J194) - Tuba (J195) -
Bells/Xylophone/Piano
(J196) - Percussion
(J197) -Â
Demonstration compact
disc (J198CD).
Chamber Music Bass Clarinet SKU: PR.114424270 Composed by Carter Pann. Pe...(+)
Chamber Music Bass
Clarinet
SKU:
PR.114424270
Composed
by Carter Pann.
Performance Score.
Duration 4 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42427. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114424270).
ISBN
9781491137772. UPC:
680160691562.
In
this short and wild ride
free of barlines,
Pann’s fantasical
imagination gives bass
clarinetists an
excitement-packed
adventure. The composer
has written, “As these
four pages progress, the
music tries to achieve
higher and even higher
perches through twists
and turns, different
genres, and varied
extended techniques until
finally the player
reaches the zenith atop a
culminating arpeggio.
RAMP is a piece of
virtuosity for aspiring
musicians, lasting 3-4
minutes.”. Ramp was
commissioned by
clarinetist Gleyton Pinto
at the University of
Colorado - Boulder during
the Fall of 2023. He had
recently acquired a new
bass clarinet and planned
to record an album of new
works into the winter
months. This was my first
non-piano solo work in
decades, and the
challenge of writing such
a work never escaped my
acknowledgment. As these
four pages progress, the
music tries to achieve
higher and even higher
perches through twists
and turns, different
genres, and varied
extended techniques,
until finally the player
reaches the zenith atop a
culminating arpeggio.
Ramp is a piece of
virtuosity for aspiring
musicians, lasting 3-4
minutes.