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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-01-23 19:25
I heard this [for the 1st time!] played by a fine cl'ist in the Mid-Amer. Air Force Concert Band rite hear in River City, last nite. WOW, lots of tech. needed and shown, all over the cl, much in the alt., ending on Super C [almost !!]. A fine concert, much music new to me ! Will play one of their free CD's. Is Strahan an Aussie? Great, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2007-01-23 21:15
Billy Strahan was Duke Ellington's writer/arranger/power behind the throne. I wasn't aware that he had anything to do with the Artie Shaw Concerto.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-01-23 21:35
Well done, Ken, I agree there, this composer is given as DEREK Strahan who, according to what I could find on an AOL-Google search "Artie Shaw Concerto" , for BG as well, it seemed to have a So. Pac. relation !? Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2007-01-24 01:30
Are you talking about Derek Strahan's Clarinet Concerto or Artie Shaw's Clarinet Concerto? I have copies of both.
Derek Strahan is from Australia and had his concerto premiered by the Australian National Symphony. I have a recording of it if you are interested.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2007-01-24 15:18
Opps. Sorry about that. It's of course Billy Strayhorn.
So what's the Derek Strahan Concerto like? Tonal or atonal? Clarinetistic or no? Playable by humans or only, like the Corigliano, by Martians or somebody?
Ken Shaw
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-01-24 18:28
TKS Clarinetist04, for alerting us [and ME !] to the [confusing] fact of 2 Concertos, apparently one [1949, 1 movement] actually composed by A S and one by Strahan [?] FOR A S and B G [later?, 3 mvmts, I believe]. What I heard was the A S [YES, velly difficult, at least for me], as shown in the prgm, no prgm. notes tho. Many TKS also, Hans for your help, and please add your comments to help clear-up the mix-up I seem to have created, helped by Googled site I found. My, UGH, apologies. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2007-01-24 21:18
[pulling out the manuscript Mr. Strahan sent me]
Derek Strahan's Cocnerto is quite long. It was written in 2002 for Alan Vivian. The first movement is 12 pages long and has parts of it up in the rafters hovering for extended periods of time in 12/8 time at dotted quarter equals 120. It is very jazz and swing influenced. It has a cadenza that is difficult at best.
The second movement is another twelve pages and is slower, but still in 12/8. It's much more clarinet-like in composition but is still quite difficult. It ends in Ab.
The third movement is just a short six pages in length (bringing the total to 30) and is very melodic. While melodic, it is also quite chromatic and the key is a dismal Db major. It really does move and has a lot of jazz influence.
Overall, it's hard to describe the piece. It doesn't have the un-melodiousness of Corigliano but isn't really melodic like the Copland.
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Author: strahan
Date: 2017-04-26 11:28
Re: my clarinet concerto. Thanks for mentioning it. (10 years ago!) Last Movement: true it's Db (clarinet) at the start but moves down a semi-tone at bar 61 to D - concert pitch A for the rest of the movement. Lux Musicae gave US premiere at San Antonio, Texas, and took things a bit slower. April 4, 7:30 - Palmetto Theater/Northwest Vista College. You're
welcome to explore it for performance!
http://www.revolve.com.au
dstrahan@revolve.com.au
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