Clarinet and Piano SKU: ST.H488 Composed by Christopher Maxim. Wind & bra...(+)
Clarinet and Piano
SKU: ST.H488
Composed by Christopher
Maxim. Wind & brass
music. Standard:
Advanced. Score and part.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#H488. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.H488).
ISBN
9790220224560.
Thou
gh much to be feared,
dragons by definition are
rarely encountered,
living at the furthest
corners of the known
world, or further even
than that. As Bilbo
Baggins discovered, to go
in search of one can be
an epic journey; and
though Christopher Maxim,
composer of the popular
Toccata Nuptiale
for organ, does not
reveal whether Smaug, or
Fafner, or the dragon
slain by Saint George, is
the particular beast in
view, Here be
Dragons! has the
dramatic atmosphere of an
adventure to remote and
mythical places. Darkly
chromatic roulades for
clarinet, perhaps the
creature's fiery breath,
set the scene for an
exciting duet on a
gripping theme that
stalks through the music
in a variety of menacing
variations, including a
dragonish fugue. In the
energetic arpeggios and
trills that embellish the
tune there is much for
players of around Grade 8
standard to relish, in a
showpiece that will
undoubtedly lend
enchantment to any
concert.
Clarinet and Piano SKU: HL.14021781 Composed by Xavier Montsalvatage. Mus...(+)
Clarinet and Piano
SKU: HL.14021781
Composed by Xavier
Montsalvatage. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. 12
pages. Music Sales
#UME21600. Published by
Music Sales
(HL.14021781).
UPC:
884088524791.
9.0x12.0x0.056
inches.
Xavier
Montsalvatge (1912-2002)
was a consummate Spanish
composer who explored
many 20th century styles
including Impressionism,
Serialism, Modernism, and
Wagnerism, while
maintaining a distinctive
Catalan character. He
first came to prominence
in 1940, after the
Spanish Civil War, and is
seen to represent the
lost generation which was
active in the second half
of the 1900's. He helped
to advance Spanish music
from the Nationalistic
style that dominated
before the war, and began
to introduce West Indian
influences into European
music. Self-Parafrasis
for Clarinet and Piano
was written around 1968,
when Montsalvatge was
just coming into the
height of his
compositional prowess.
Itis presented here in a
high-quality glossy
cover, and would make the
perfect gift for any
clarinettist.