Clarinet and ensemble (flute, tenor saxophone, percussion, violin, viola, cello,...(+)
Clarinet and ensemble
(flute, tenor saxophone,
percussion, violin,
viola, cello, double
bass)
SKU:
FG.55011-305-3
Composed by Esa-Pekka
Salonen. Arranged by
Gregory Barrett. Score
and parts. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-305-3.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-305-3).
ISBN
9790550113053.
Nach
tlieder (Night Songs) is
Salonen's early work
dating from 1978. It is
in fact a sort of
descendant of Alban
Berg's Vier Stucke fur
Klarinette und Klavier
op. 5 (1913). Like Berg,
Salonen has condensed his
Expressionist night songs
into concise,
miniature-like
proportions. The
four-movement work is
dominated by a meditative
mood and the expressive
melodies of the clarinet.
This arrangement for
ensemble by prof. Gregory
Barrett is scored for
flute, tenor saxophone,
percussion, violin,
viola, violoncello,
double bass and the solo
clarinet.