Violin & Clarinet

SKU: SU.80111202

For Violin & Clarinet. Composed by Meyer Kupferman. Strings, Violin, Woodwinds, Clarinet. Performance Score. Subito Music Corporation #80111202. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.80111202).

Violin & Clarinet Duration: ' Composed: 1972 Published by: Soundspells Productions Includes set of 2 scores The Garden of My Father's House (1973) is a dramatic rhapsody for violin and clarinet duo. The composer wrote the following: I composed THE GARDEN OF MY FATHER'S HOUSE in 1972 in memory of my father, who was my first music teacher. Although he played many instruments and loved to sing, he could not read a note of music. When I was very young he would sing Gypsy songs, Yiddish folk-songs and Rumanian tunes to me and I would play them back on my clarinet, often with ornaments and variations. Sometimes he would accompany me on the piano; he had a few favorite chords which always seemed to pop up no matter what the tune. The piece is a musical ritual, based on a C-sharp drone, or pedal note, that is heard without interruption, across several ranges, throughout the piece. The violin's drone tremolos, often combined with perfect fifths and quarter-tone tunings, imply the key of Csharp minor. The violin part is always rubato — lyrical, expressive and frequently very passionate. But, most importantly, the violin is always tonal. The clarinet, on the other hand, is atonal, its pitches drawn from the twelve-tone row that I used to write my Cycles of Infinities. The style of the clarinet is contemporary, using wide-range intervals, biting accents and unusual instrumental effects, including fluttertonguing and quarter-tone trills. In combining the 'contrasting' roles of the two instruments, I sought to create a musical ritual-game that would draw energy and bits of information from the polarized instruments. The language of the piece calls the listener's attention to the cogent features of both instrumental personalities in a manner that is somewhat similar to the way in which Yiddish combines German and Hebrew. The drone becomes more and more magnetic and begins to join the parts together until they become one in the final C-sharp unison.

Chamber Music Flute, Horn, Piano

SKU: PR.114424380

Composed by Eric Ewazen. Sws. Score and parts. Theodore Presser Company #114-42438. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114424380).

ISBN 9781491138076. UPC: 680160693467. 18 x 12 inches.

If you love playing Eric Ewazen’s flute sonatas or horn chamber music, or if you are fan of Brahms’s chamber music, then this exhilarating work is for you! Among Ewazen’s most performed works, the TRIO, inspired by the Brahms horn trio and originally for Violin, Horn, and Piano, has been adapted by the composer for Flute, Horn, and Piano. With a rollicking scherzo and beautiful melodic movements, this 21-minute work is a joy to play and to listen to.
I’ve always been fascinated and inspired by chamber works offering several instrumental versions of the same piece, resulting in a new feel and color. One famous example is the great Franck Sonata, originally for violin and piano, and beautifully arranged for flute and piano by Jean-PIerre Rampal. Subsequently other versions of the piece were created for an array of instruments: cello, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and even tuba!  Creating this flute version of my TRIO (flute replacing the original violin part), considered the range, allowing the flute to sometimes sing in a bright, higher register than the original violin part; passages where there were double stops in the violin now have arpeggiated figurations. The original scoring for Horn, Violin, and Piano was commissioned by and gratefully dedicated to Chamberosity, representing an homage to one of my favorite chamber pieces of all time, the Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano by Brahms. Having both performed (on piano) and analyzed that work, I so loved Brahms’ wonderful weaving of the colors of the instruments, creating an almost orchestral color palette. For years I wanted to write a trio for the same combination, and when my friends in Chamberosity were enthusiastic about me writing that piece for them, I was delighted. The four movements are modeled after the Brahms, with a slow-fast-slow-fast scheme to the entire work. A gentle, somewhat mysterious first movement accumulates depth and momentum as it proceeds, only to return to the gentle world of the opening. The second movement is a rip-roaring scherzo, a true energetic dance with melodies tossed back and forth from the violin to the horn, while the piano provides a resonant accompaniment, inserting its own lively melodies as counterpoint to the violin and horn. The third movement is filled with melancholy, with long lyric melodies appearing sometimes as solos, sometimes as duets, and sometimes as a chorale with all three instruments singing their soulful songs. The final movement, following an austere, dramatic introduction, turns into a grand fugue, with a jumping fugue theme full of life and excitement, culminating in the themes heard in augmentation, strong and bold.

Clarinet, Trumpet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone (T.C) - Grade 1.5-3

SKU: XC.WB2003

25 Trios for Any Wind and Percussion Instruments. Composed by Matthew R. Putnam and Tyler Arcari. Solo & Ensemble. Adaptable Trios. Ensemble, Collection, Book. Excelcia Music Publishing #WB2003. Published by Excelcia Music Publishing (XC.WB2003).

ISBN 9781644020302. UPC: 812598032802. 9 x 12 inches.

Adaptable Trios contains 25 newly-composed or arranged trios that can be flexibly used with any combination of wind instruments, making them an invaluable resource in the modern band room! Written at an accessible 1.5-3 grade level, Adaptable Trios follow the popular Adaptable Duets books by the same composers. Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam bring with them a wealth of educational experience as music educators to craft trios that are fun to play and musically stimulating. Adaptable Trios are sure to become an instant favorite.

Table of Contents:
Alla Hornpipe
ContredanseDanza de Hercules
Fanfare
Fl amingos
German Dance
German Dance
March
Minuet< br>Musette
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
Pastorale
Path etique
Rondo
Sailor 's Song
Saint Anthony Chorale
Shenandoah
Sunayama
The Ash Grove
The Imp
Valse Noble
Volte
Wait just a Minuet
Waltz.