Klarinet Archive - Posting 000318.txt from 2003/07
From: Bear Woodson <bearwoodson@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Clarinet Sonata Research Questions
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:37:15 -0400
Hello, Klarinet List.
I'm trying to do research on details about the
literature for Clarinet and Piano, especially in
Clarinet Sonatas, so I might as well ask you
people. This is because I just wrote my own
long sonata, and need to see how it compares
to what has gone before in history. Here are
some of my facts, so that you will know what
I'm trying to compare:
"Sonata No. 1 for (Bb) Clarinet and Piano"
(June 2003, 4 mvts., 26 min.)
1 Allegretto 5' 10"
II Chaconne: Adagio 6' 45"
"Undimmed by Human Tears!"
(This Slow, Second Movement can be used
as a separate piece, with String Orchestra
accompaniment.)
III Scherzo Slovenski - Swing Fugue
- Scherzo Slovenski 6' 20"
(The middle section is Swing-styled Fugue
as a Tribute to Benny Goodman, and also
has a Quadruple Directional Stretto Fugue,
meaning that the Fugue Subject overlaps
itself in Original, Inversion, Retrograde and
Retrograde-Inversion, all in jazzy Chromatic
Modal Harmony.)
IV Triple Fugue: Allegretto 7' 45"
(This movement reviews the Themes of the
first 3 movements, and has a series of Fugues
and Canons on each, including another Quad-
ruple Directional Stretto Fugue, to finally com-
bine into a Triple Fugue, followed by a Triple
Fugue in Retrograde.)
total playing time: 26' 00"
People ask me why I make my newer, 4-move-
ment Accompanied Sonata so long. Because I
want to make the 2nd Movement about 5 to 7
minutes long, to be usable as a Konzertst=FCck with
Strings, and thereby make the rest of the sonata
of comparable length. So here are my questions:
Do Accompanied Clarinet Sonatas usually have
3 or 4 movements? Please give some examples.
What are the famous Konzertst=FCcke for Clarinet
and String Orchestra or Full Orchestra? (I think
there is one by Rossini, Debussy, etc.)
How long is the longest Accompanied Clarinet
Sonata? What is the usual length of an Accom-
panied Clarinet Sonata?
Which Accompanied Clarinet Sonatas have
Counterpoint (canons, fugues, etc.) in them?
Are there any Double or Triple Fugues written
originally for Clarinet, and if so, which works
and written by whom?
I am also considering MAYBE adjusting this
Sonata for Bb Bass Clarinet, but the problem is
not so much a matter of range, as the fact that
some of the contrapuntal spots will sound bad
with the one melody line sounding an octave
lower. (It could cause some clumsy sounding
Parallel Fifths, in a few places.) But if it were to
work, sounding an octave lower on Bb Bass
Clarinet, then it would also be feasible on
Bassoon. The few highest notes are in Allegro
tempi of Quarter-Notes and Half-Notes, at the
Written E's and F, 3 lines above the Treble Clef.
Would that be too high for most players on Bb
Bass Clarinet?=20
I thank you for your help.
Bear Woodson =20
Composer in Tucson, Arizona, USA
Home: 520 - 881 - 2558
"Bear Woodson" <bearwoodson@-----.net>
http://www.fluteconnection.net/comp/woodson.html
http://catalog.lib.asu.edu/search/a?SEARCH=3DMcGale
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