Composed by Janna Willard. Children's Music. Score, Set of Parts. 9 pages. Published by Janna Willard (S0.116639). - Score,Set of Parts - Children's Music - Janna Willard

Clarinet Choir,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1294025

By Janna Willard. By Traditional Folk Tune. Arranged by Janna Willard. Children,Folk,Traditional. 14 pages. Janna Hoskin #884508. Published by Janna Hoskin (A0.1294025).

“A Watery Life� was written in early 2023 for the “Klarinet Kerfuffle�, a day of workshops and recitals for clarinetists of all ages in Saskatchewan. It is a short piece that uses two familiar tunes to illustrate some musical concepts and techniques.

First comes “Row Your Boat�, played with harmonies and then in a round (canon). Then we move into “Lightly Row� following a short transition. This is harmonized and the bass clarinet plays an Alberti bass. After playing through this once, there is a passage that combines the two songs, using passing tones and rhythmic variation to add interest.

Lyrics of “Row Your Boat�:

Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream!
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream!

Lyrics of “Lightly Row�, as I learned them:

Lightly row, lightly row, o’er the glassy waves we go!
Smoothly glide, smoothly glide, on the silent tide!
Let the winds and waters be mingled with our melody.
Sing and float, sing and float, in our little boat!

Please let me know if you perform this piece, and don’t forget to review it!

Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.926697

Composed by Traditional Folk Tune. Arranged by Janna Willard. Children,Folk,Traditional. 17 pages. Janna Hoskin #6441653. Published by Janna Hoskin (A0.926697).

Three Little Mice is a short performance piece written for three sisters who were taking piano lessons from my mother. There are no dynamics written in this piece so that the performers have the opportunity to explore the possibilities and decide what suits the piece and their performance best.

In terms of structure, the full tune of Three Blind Mice is run through in full, in canon, once, then it begins again, only this time each motif is inverted. Finally, it runs through the main theme again.

In the piece you will also hear “squeaks� throughout (a grace note to the tonic, quite high on the keyboard). 

Please let me know if you perform this piece, and don’t forget to review it on SMP!

B-Flat Clarinet Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1308722

Composed by Janna Willard. 20th Century. Individual part. 7 pages. Janna Hoskin #897963. Published by Janna Hoskin (A0.1308722).

A piece for advanced solo clarinet, meant to evoke the progress of a drop of water from the mountains to the ocean. It is 12-tone (so no key signature, just accidentals) and makes use of mixed meters and unmeasured notation.

Bass Clarinet Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1294033

Composed by Janna Willard. 20th Century. Individual part. 8 pages. Janna Hoskin #884515. Published by Janna Hoskin (A0.1294033).

“Theme & Variations for Bass Clarinet� is an experiment in using a matrix to create the inversions, retrogrades, and retrograde inversions used for each statement within the theme. I also used a separate matrix for note values and yet another for dynamics.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the musical (and perhaps the emotional) centre of the piece, and then convey it to your audience. To this end, please consider the stated tempo as a suggestion and not a hard and fast rule to follow. If a particular section feels like it should be slower, make that adjustment; if another feels like it should be faster, make that adjustment also.

Please let me know if you perform this piece. I am interested in learning how different performers interpret the music on the page!