Clarinet Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet,Bassethorn,Contra Alto Clarinet,E-Flat Clarinet - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1308807
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Richard J. Alder, Jr. Baroque,Chamber,Classical,Early Music,Religious. 32 pages. AMA Editions #898055. Published by AMA Editions (A0.1308807).
Flexible Instrumentation:
Transposed Score
(Eâ™, Bâ™, Alto, Bass)
I. Eâ™ or Bâ™ Clarinet
II. Bâ™ Clarinet, Basset Horn, or Alto Clarinet
III. Bâ™ Clarinet, Basset Horn, Alto Clarinet, or Bass Clarinet
IV. Bass Clarinet or Eâ™ Contra-Alto Clarinet
Length: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate/Advanced
Notes:
J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue BWV 549a in D-minor is one of his earlier works, believed to have been transcribed later to C-minor (BWV 549). This arrangement has been scored for clarinet quartet using flexible instrumentation for increased accessibility. The score has been written for Eâ™, Bâ™, alto, and bass clarinet, however, any combination of the included parts is acceptable.
A Bâ™ clarinet part has been included for Part III to allow for one of the most common and accessible clarinet quartet settings of three Bâ™ clarinets and one bass clarinet, however, it required transposing a couple passages up an octave when it became too low, so using a basset horn, alto clarinet, or bass clarinet is preferable. The bass clarinets do not require the extended low range. (AMA-008).
Richard originally arranged BWV 549 in C-minor for SATB saxophone quartet (AMA-006) and I adapted it for clarinets (AMA-007), then made the BWV 549a in D-minor version. The editing of this arrangement has been in consultÂÂation with the Bärenreiter (1972) and Breitkopf & Härtel (2013) Urtext editions for organ.
Dr Jason Alder, editor.
