Keane Southard
Sonata for
Clarinet and Piano
(2016) (Duration: c. 14 mins.)
Program notes: This Sonata for Clarinet and Piano was commissioned by the Colorado State Music Teachers Association and premiered at their 2016 state conference at Colorado State University-Pueblo. I grew up playing the clarinet as my second instrument (after the piano) and played it in all of the school bands until the end of high school, but I'd be the first to say that I'm not a good clarinetist at all as I essentially never practiced and haven't performed on the instrument since high school. Nevertheless, I have retained a fondness for the instrument as well as a decent knowledge of fingerings and how the instrument works and sounds. The work is in three movements following a slowfast-slow structure, and is unified through the continuous use of the interval of a perfect 4th. Keane Southard 2016
Performance instructions: 1. Tenuto marks (-) over notes indicate more weight/stress on the note and does not indicate space to be placed in between that note and the next (unless the tenuto is combined with a staccato). 2. Unless otherwise indicated, the damper pedal (for the piano) should be used discreetly to allow for maximum clarity. 3. Dynamics that are in parentheses indicate what the dynamic marking should approximately be in the midst of a long crescendo or diminuendo.
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Commissioned by the Colorado State Music Teachers Association
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano I - Ostinati
Transposed Score Clarinet in Bb
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