Clarinet, Strings,
percussion, tuba
SKU:
OT.37019
Composed by
Lev Kogan. Arranged by
Alan Kaufman. For
clarinet, strings,
percussion, and tuba.
Klezmer. Score. OR-TAV
Music Publications
#37019. Published by
OR-TAV Music Publications
(OT.37019).
ISBN
9789655050851. 8.27 x
11.69 inches.
Lev
Kogan
Klezmer Dance
Suite for clarinet,
strings, percussion, and
tuba
arranged by Alan
Kaufman, with cadenzas by
Gene Kavadlo
Score. A
set of parts may be
ordered
separately.
There is
also an edition for small
ensemble including a
score and one copy each
part, SKU 37019set
I
have been Principal
Clarinetist with the
Charlotte Symphony
Orchestra, North
Carolina, since 1975. My
interest in klezmer music
began in 1984 when I
realized how unique the
clarinet voice can be in
the klezmer idiom - it is
totally different from
playing in a symphony
orchestra, and I found
that unique voice to be
very appealing. I formed
a quartet called Viva
Klezmer!, and we have
been concertizing and
recording ever
since.
I discovered
Lev Kogan's Hassidic
Tunes for Clarinet and
Piano a number of years
ago and was struck by the
lovely melodies and
harmonies that Mr. Kogan
had composed. The tunes
were always enjoyed by
audiences whenever I
performed them, and it
occured to me that
several of them could be
orchestrated and grouped
together to form a very
attractive klezmer suite.
I enlisted the aid of my
talented colleague, Alan
Kaufman, and the result
is this publication.
There is dearth of
klezmer music featuring
clarinet with orchestra
or chamber ensemble, and
this publication helps
fill that void.
The
suite can be performed
with orchestra or, if
percussion and tuba are
unavailable, as chamber
music with clarinet and
strings. In the absence
of tuba, the part may be
played by another bass
instrument.
Gene
Kavadlo
Lev Kogan
(1927-2007) was born in
Baku, Azerbaijan, and
immigrated to Israel in
1972. Kogan attended the
Moscow State Conservatory
from 1946-1952 where he
studied piano and was a
composition of Aram
Khatchturian. He has
devotred much time to the
research, creation and
performance of Jewish
music. In Israel, he has
composed many productions
for the Yiddish theater
and Chassidic, Yiddish
songs and chamber
music.
Originally from
New York State, Alan
Kaufman graduated from
Potsdam State University
with a Bachelor's Degree
in Music Education and a
Master's Degree in Music
Performance in
Percussion. Since then,
he has been a performer,
arranger, educator,
producer and composer of
commercial jingles,
recordings and movie and
television soundtracks.
He has produced albums
and/or has arranged for
an array of groups from
The Buddy Rich Band to
performing with artists
as diverse as Luciano
Pavoratti and Bernadette
Peters, to Dave Brubeck
and Johnny Cash. Since
1978, Alan has resided in
Charlotte, NC where he
continues his musical
journey.