Op. 49, No. 1
Beethoven's Sonata No. 19 is one of the shortest and simplest of his piano sonatas. Barry Ward has taken great care to respectfully adapt the piece for clarinet quintet, such that Beethoven himself might have scored it.Program NotesBeethoven's…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Barry Ward
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for a trio of middle aged men, Prelude to Elaboration offers a means to alternative ends: the development of a deconstruction and/or the gradual reduction of a fabricated statement. From the opening perspective the work could be titled Elaboration on…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
J.B. Smith
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally written for vibraphone and two marimbas, Trio Passacaglia is based on a repeated four-note motive in the tuba, which is subsequently embellished. The flute and clarinet have playful interchanges above, which become more and more animated leading to…
Style:
Brass, Woodwind
Composer:
J.B. Smith
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications