Woodwind Ensemble Clarinet - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.782455

Composed by Alexander Borodin. Arranged by James Haynor. Romantic Period. 31 pages. James Haynor #6637769. Published by James Haynor (A0.782455).

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as The Five, Kuchka or Mighty Handful, a group dedicated to producing a uniquely Russian kind of classical music.

Scored here for clarinet quintet, Bravo Borodin, is a medley of music from his Polovetsian Dances and In the Steppes of Central Asia.

( Duration 4:50 )

Clarinet Choir,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet,Contra Alto Clarinet,E-Flat Clarinet - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.764956

Composed by Lori Archer Sutherland. Contemporary,Folk,Standards. 50 pages. Lori Archer Sutherland #4597193. Published by Lori Archer Sutherland (A0.764956).

For clarinet choir (Eb, 4 Bb, Alto, Bass, Eb Contra, Bb Contra. Alternate Bb parts included for Eb and Alto. Basset horn part included (doubles Alto)).

You may print multiple parts as needed for your ensemble.

The Monk’s Turned Topsy-Turvy is an original fantasy for clarinet choir, based on the old French-Canadian children’s song, Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser! (Danse, mon moine, danse). The title is a play on words: moine means both monk and spinning top in French. The lyrics speak of persuading mon moine to dance by offering various articles of clothing, such as a hood or cap.

After a brief, yet bold, introduction, the piece jumps into a straightforward rendition of the tune. From there, the melody is repeated, bringing in other voices and added flourishes. While the tune starts to repeat a third time, it doesn’t get to finish its full statement. It’s interrupted by a run up through the ensemble into a rollicking 7/8 section.

With a rhythmic accompaniment underneath, the jaunty melody begins in the third clarinets. The upper instruments take over briefly in 6/8, then the tune returns to 7/8. After a quick breather, the accompaniment introduces an upward sweep motif. This alternates with the accompaniment pattern heard at the beginning of the 7/8 section.

The lower voices then take control, driving downward into a different tonality and mood. An undulating accompaniment sets a dreamlike feel, with different voices quoting fragments of the theme. The accompaniment transfers between voices throughout the section, eventually changing back into a 3/4, then a 2/4 feel, resulting in a transition back to the original feel of the piece.

The low voices get the melody, with rhythmic accompaniment and racing runs throughout the other sections. The melody goes a bit topsy-turvy before the group comes together in the descending quarter note motif from the beginning of the piece, bringing us to the coda. There’s one final quote of the opening of the main theme from the low voices, leading to a whirlwind in the first and Eb with accented notes and suspensions underneath. The Eb pipes up with one last comment and the group closes out the piece.

Also available for concert band (S0.708971)

Woodwind Ensemble Clarinet - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.891954

Composed by Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Arranged by Stephen Davies. 20th Century,Standards. 50 pages. Stephen Davies #6052661. Published by Stephen Davies (A0.891954).

'THREE IMPRESSIONS' By Sigfrid Karg-Elert.

If ,like me, you love to play thick treacly harmonies, unusual rhythms and frankly something a little different, you've come to the right place!

1. 'EVENING HARMONIES'- thick, lush harmonies with more than a touch of whole-tone.

(5 second gap)

2. 'MOONLIGHT'- Compact and beautifully blended with that whiff of whole-tone, especially at the end.

(5.3 second gap)

3. 'THE NIGHT'- with an incomparably attractive opening melody, littered with b13's, this movement soars musically, then quietly goes off into the night!

Other pieces by Sigfrid Karg-Elert arranged by Stephen Davies on this site:

Fugue Trilogy......................... Clarinet Octet (Eb, 4Bb, Alto, Bass, Contra)

Cathedral Windows............. Clarinet Sextet (4 Bb, Alto, Bass)

Mirrored Moon..................... Clarinet Sextet (4 Bb, Alto, Bass)