For Clarinet
Quintet. Composed by
Henry Clay Work. Arranged
by Takao Shirakawa. De
Haske Ensemble. Concert.
Softcover. Composed 2006.
De Haske Publications
#1064066. Published by De
Haske Publications
(HL.44006661).
ISBN
9789043124539. UPC:
884088135508. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
In the 1870s,
visiting American
composer Henry Clay Work
(1832-1884), from
Connecticut, happened to
stay at the George Hotel,
in Piercebridge, in the
North of England, and was
told the story of the
Jenkins brothers and the
old clock. He was
fascinated by the story,
and using it as
inspiration, composed a
song which he published
in 1878 after his return
to the States. This song
- My Grandfather?s Clock
- is reputedly his own
interpretation of the
Piercebridge clock story,
and became very famous,
selling over a million
copies. Japanese arranger
Takao Shirikawa has
produced this theme and
variations, based on the
famous melody, for four
clarinets.
In
Piercebridge, Engeland,
ligt het George Hotel,
dat in de negentiende
eeuw werd gerund door
twee broers met de naam
Jenkins. In de hal stond
een staande klok, die
perfect gelijk liep. Na
de dood van een van de
gebroeders begon deklok
achter te lopen. Nadat de
tweede heer Jenkins
overleed, gaf de oude
klok er voorgoed de brui
aan. Toen de Amerikaanse
componist Henry Clay Work
in het George Hotel
verbleef, kreeg hij het
verhaal over de klok te
horen. Hijschreef daarop
de bekende song My
Grandfather's Clock -
die Takao Shirakawa
gebruikte voor deze
Grandfather's Clock
Variation.
Hen
ry Clay Work komponierte
dieses Stuck im 18.
Jahrhundert, inspiriert
von der Legende uber eine
alte Standuhr in einem
Hotel in England, die zum
Todeszeitpunkt ihres
Besitzers fur immer
stehen geblieben war. Das
Stuck wurde sehr beruhmt
und uber eine Million Mal
verkauft. Der Japaner
Takao Shirakawa
bearbeitete es fur
Klarinettenquintett.
En 1878, le
compositeur americain
Henry Clay Work
(1832-1884) compose la
chanson My
Grandfather's Clock
(L'horloge de mon
grand-pere) qui fera le
tour du monde et se
vendra a plus d'un
million
d'exemplaires.Henry Clay
Work ne pouvait imaginer
que le titre de sa
composition allait donner
naissance a un nouveau
modele d'horloge dont la
notoriete depasserait
celle de la chanson. La
desormais celebre horloge
de parquet dite horloge
grand-pere etait
nee.
Herny Clay
Work compose questo brano
nel XVIII secolo,
ispirato dalla leggenda
di un orologio appeso
alla parete di un albergo
che cesso di contare le
ore alla morte del
proprietario. Il brano
divenne molto famoso e fu
venduto in oltre un
milione di volte. Il
giapponese Takao
Shirikawa ha arrangiato
il brano per quintetto di
clarinetti.
