PARTITIONS GRATUITES : FLUTE, VIOLON
- Smiling

Bass Clarinet & 21 Strings

SKU: SS.50600030

Composed by Fred Cohen. Study Score. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SS.50600030).

Commissioned by the Colonial Symphony, Paul Hostetter, Music Director and Conductor. First performed in 2006. Composer's Note: My inspiration for Smiling Dennis is the great bass clarinet virtuoso Dennis Smylie. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Dennis over the past several years owing to our mutual affiliation at Montclair State University. We would meet unintentionally in the halls and begin conversations regarding all manners of topics: from the colorful history of the bass clarinet - and bass clarinetists - to the furious appetite of the New Jersey groundhog. Dennis inevitably finds the humor in things - he revels in discovering the comic story that can often be found, just underneath the topic. When Maestro Hostetter asked me to compose a new piece during his initial season with the Colonial Symphony, and mentioned the possibility of a work related to humor, I immediately thought of the Dennis. When I spoke with Maestro Hostetter the following day, I had already conceived of the title (very unusual for me - I'm much more a musical/visual thinker than a verbal one) as well as the overall musical narrative. Smiling Dennis is a concerto in one movement for one bass clarinetist and twenty string players. Somewhat unusually, each performer has a unique musical assignment - that is, the string players are not aligned into their typical alliances of first violins, second violins and so forth. This permits a more complex string texture, allowing each performer to assert his or her individuality. Indeed, the notion of individuality is essential to this concerto, as it often is in concerti. For example, Smiling Dennis begins with the bass clarinet not quite obeying the conventions of tuning to the orchestra. Rather than simply take the A offered by the Concertmaster, the soloist playfully performs a gently descending series of notes. Offered another A, the soloist repeats this gesture (though with a different descending series). This exchange occurs four times. In the final one, members of the string orchestra join the soloist in the first significant statement of one of the central melodies. The bass clarinet completes this introductory section alone, playing all the way down to a low A, a third below the lowest note in the celli. Following the introduction, Smiling Dennis consists of six sections, somewhat along the lines of a dance suite: an energetic Allegro, a lyric Arioso, a forward Piu mosso, a light-hearted and syncopated dance, a even more energetic passage for strings alone, and finally a modified return to the introduction. In the return, the string ensemble is no longer at all oppositional to the soloist. Rather, in response to the soloist's gentle cajoling and supportive commentary, the strings accompany - with pleasure, you might say - the quiet, individual playfulness of the bass clarinet. The work ends with a return to the soloist's substratum A, accompanied quietly by the strings.

Arranged by Teena Chinn. For Choir. (SATB). Choral Octavo. Choral Octavo. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Violin

SKU: UT.XXS-107

Composed by Salvatore Di Stefano. Saddle stitching. Contemporary Music. Classical. Score and Parts. Ut Orpheus #XXS 107. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.XXS-107).

ISBN 9790215323865. 9 x 12 inches.

Racconto (Tale)/ Capri/ Cielo sereno (Clear sky)/ Tano/ Napolitango/ Luci della spiaggia (Beach lights)/ Fantasia mediterranea (Mediterranean fantasy)/ Una lacrima ridente (A smiling tear)/ Quartieri spagnoli/ Marcia dei pomodori (March of the tomatos)

Being interested in certain aspects of popular music, I became aware of several similarities between popular Neapolitan melodies and the Argentinean tango. Napolitango is based on an imaginary journey to Naples and Buenos Aires. In retaining certain characteristics of the original music, Napolitango embodies an inspiration and an almost theatrically passionate character which is common to these two genres.
The piece has been composed for the Parisian Festival Paris Banlieues Tango 2001.
(S. Di Stefano).

(Featuring: Be a Clown / When You're Smiling / Make 'Em Laugh). Arranged by Greg Gilpin. Choir Secular. SATB choir. Choral Octavo. Pop Choral. Choral Octavo. 16 pages

Concert Band - Grade 4

SKU: XC.MCB2003FS

Composed by Yukiko Nishimura. Maestro Band Series. Concert and Contest. Concert and contest. Score. Excelcia Music Publishing #MCB2003FS. Published by Excelcia Music Publishing (XC.MCB2003FS).

UPC: 812598033878. 9 x 12 inches.

Composer Yukiko Nishimura writes I wanted to create something that brings happiness and smiling, which we find in small, daily events. This expressive work for concert band will stretch the musicianship of your players. The heartfelt inspiration behind the piece makes it a perfect piece to teach higher concepts.

(Featuring: Be a Clown / When You're Smiling / Make 'Em Laugh). Arranged by Greg Gilpin. Choir Secular. 2-Part Choir. Choral Octavo. Pop Choral. Choral Octavo. 16 pages

Arranged by Kirby Shaw. Jazz Chorals. Standard, Vocal Jazz. Octavo. Duration 145 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard