Clarinet Choir
SKU:
IS.CC7003EM
Composed
by Ferenc Farkas.
Woodwinds - Clarinet.
Vanoosthuyse, Eddy.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #CC7003EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.CC7003EM).
ISBN
9790365070039.
In
1941, I was invited by
Viktor Vaszy to take on a
choice double role, as a
teacher of composition at
the Cluj Conservatory as
well as chorus master at
the Cluj National
Theatre. For me, this
meant both an official
state appointment and a
substantial increase in
my income. At the time I
was over 35 years old and
still without a permanent
post. I took up my new
duties at the end of the
summer. My wife and I
felt very much at home in
Cluj but the most
important for me was that
along with my artistic
obligations I found time
to compose. Unfortunately
we do not know why Farkas
wrote in 1992 a new
version of the Three
Burlesques for clarinet
quintet and for whom it
was intended. The first
movement Allegro, arc
shaped, is more a
succession of rhythmic
patterns than melodies,
with hectic ostinatos and
staccato chords. In the
middle of the movement, a
short figure, like a
second theme, brings a
bit of calm and
gentleness. The second
movement, an expressive
Moderato comodo and the
final Allegro are shorter
and also contrast with
staccato chords.
Burlesq
