Clarinet and piano
SKU: P2.30073
Composed by Pietro
Tonassi. Arranged by
Diane Barger. Chamber
music. Published by
Potenza Music (P2.30073).
Pietro Tonassi
borrows two melodies from
Act 2, Scene 9 of
Vincenzo Bellini's opera
Il Pirata to create his
multi-thematic fantasy
for clarinet and piano.
For the majority of the
work, the clarinet
depicts the role of
Gualtiero while the piano
provides the orchestral
accompaniment as heard in
Bellini's opera semiseria
of 1827. The two arias
are manipulated in
creative and challenging
ways throughout the
introduction, Adagio
cavatina, cadenza, theme
and variations, finale
and coda sections.
