Clarinet Concerto Complete

Описание: The clarinet has been a great joy in my life enabling me to connect with other people and find a place in the community. I am very grateful to the clarinet teachers, performers and friends in my life who have all been such wonderful inspiration and support on my journey. I care very much for them all even if we are no longer in constant contact.

0:00 – 1st Movement - Engagement. In this movement I explore the assertive and emphatic side of the clarinet, reminiscent of the way Carl Nielsen treated the instrument. His concerto for clarinet, his woodwind quintet and 4th Symphony all contain very forceful and brilliant clarinet lines which I have always found challenging to perform but very enjoyable. I was further inspired by the clarinet and snare duet in his clarinet concerto which I have modified and extended in this concerto.

4:34 – 2nd Movement - Transformations. The second movement begins with the first four notes of the main theme of Mozart's clarinet concerto followed by a chaotic section that gradually takes shape and form. The strings then gradually move and change shape beneath the meandering, tranquil clarinet line as the harp and celeste repeat a three bar phrase. As I was completing this movement my daughter walked past and suggested it sounded like a feather on a journey and I decided that was a good subtitle

11:25 – 3rd Movement - Variations. The third movement, the first one completed, is a set of atmospheric variations on the main theme presented by the harp.

14:44 – 4th Movement - Energico. The final movement utilises musical 'hocketing', a technique where a single melody or rhythm is split between two or more instruments in quick alternation. As I have separated the orchestra into two sections, one on either side of the conductor, the hocketing should create a fun bouncing effect from one side to the other for most listeners in the hall.

There is no intention of depicting the personalities of the dedicatees in musical terms - any resemblance is purely coincidental ;-)