Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.527498 By Duke Ellington. By Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, and Manny Kurtz. Arranged by Diego Marani. 20th Century,Contemporary,Instructional,Jazz,Standards. 8 pages. Diego Marani #2550889. Published by Diego Marani (A0.527498). In a Sentimental Mood is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington which is also performed as a song. Ellington composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra the same year. Lyrics were later written for the tune by Manny Kurtz. In a Sentimental Mood makes use of a musical technique called contrapuntal or chromatic embellishment of static harmony. This is also sometimes referred to as a line cliché. Ellington recorded his best-known version together with John Coltrane, which is featured on Duke Ellington and John Coltrane andColtrane for Lovers. This arrengement for clarinet quartet includes the following parts: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.