Sonata Breve No. 2 [Clarinet and Piano] (1995)
| Available from the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) |
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| Instrumentation: | Clarinet (B flat) and Piano |
| Genre: | Chamber Music with Piano |
Premiere: Gordon Craig, clarinet, Michel Szczesniak, Dunning Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, March 3, 1996.
Duration: 15 minutes
Movements:
- With brightness
- Playfully fast
Program Note: Sonata Breve No. 2 was written for Gordon Craig, principal clarinetist of the Kingston Symphony and long-serving instructor of clarinet at Queen's University. Like Sonata Breve No. 1, which was composed for solo piano, this work is in two contrasting movements. The first movement is in a three-part, sonata design, with the aggressive character of the central development section contrasting the more lyrical writing of the outer sections. The second movement has a lighter quality, due in part to the polytonal treatment of the movement's opening diatonic melody. This melody actually drifts into the ending of the first movement, thereby providing an aural point of connection between the work's two movements.
Full score and part are available from the Canadian Music Centre for purchase (printable pdf or mail order), libary loan or nonprintable pdf for review purposes: Sonata Breve No. 2 (Clarinet and Piano)-CMC