Klarinet Archive - Posting 000076.txt from 2006/09

From: Fred <fred.sheim@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] American pieces (Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs)
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:47:24 -0400

I have the score, which I bought in New York in the late
1960's. There is no SEPARATE clarinet part with the score, but the
clarinet part is part of the score. It was published by Amberson
Enterprises, Inc. G. Schirmer. On the cover is the instrumentation:

Leonard Bernstein

PRELUDE, FUGUE AND RIFFS

for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble

Instrumentation

Solo Bb Clarinet
1st Eb Alto Saxophone
(alternating with Bb Clarinet)
2nd Eb Alto Saxophone
1st Bb Tenor Saxophone
2nd Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
1st Bb Trumpet
2nd Bb Trumpet
3rd Bb Trumpet
4th Bb Trumpet
5th Bb Trumpet

1st Trombone
2nd Trombone
3rd Trombone
Bass Trombone (4th Trombone)
Piano

(2) Percussion
4 Tom-Toms
Traps: Hi-Hat, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, etc.
Xylophone
Vibraphone
Wood Block
2 Timpani (picture of bass clef with an f and a Bb note on it)
String Bass (solo)

Inside the front cover:

Prefatory Note

Originally commissioned in 1949 by Woody Herman for his Band,
PRELUDE, FUGUE and RIFFS was to part of a series of jazz inspired
works that already included Stravinsky's EBONY CONCERTO. The work
was completed in November of 1949, but, by that time, Herman's band
had disbanded, and so he never performed the work, nor did he pursue
the series project any further.

The work lay dormant until 1952 when Bernstein revised it for a more
conventional pit orchestra, in order to incorporate it, as a ballet
sequence, into the musical comedy WONDERFUL TOWN. The new version
did not survive its out-of-town performance, but bits of the music
remained in the show as part of the "Conquering the City" dance and
the "Conversation Piece" quartet.

The premiere performance of PRELUDE, FUGUE AND RIFFS finally took
place on Mr. Bernstein's telecast of "What is Jazz," on October 16,
1955, with Benny Goodman as the soloist.

A recording, with Mr. Goodman and with Mr. Bernstein as conductor, is
available on Columbia Records ML6077/MS6677.

I have the record, too.

Hope this helps.

Fred

At 02:22 PM 9/7/2006, you wrote:

>Yes, and it is a rental. There used to be something available (a score
>perhaps) with the clarinet part in it, but it is out of print.
>
>Gary
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>dnleeson wrote:
> > I thought the original was for a 1940s dance band like
> > Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto was scored for Woody Herman's band.
> > Maybe I'm wrong. I never played the piece in any case so I
> > should keep my mouth shut.
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