Novello - Clarinet and Piano

Composed in 1940 Geoffrey Bush’s Rhapsody For Clarinet And Strings has been transcribed here for Clarinet and Piano and is a great addition to the repertoire of both clarinettists and pianists. While enhancing cooperative skills between musicians it also presents plenty of opportunities for the soloist to show off their talent. Duration ca. 9 minutes.Geoffrey Bush was a British composer organist and scholar of 20th-century English music. His compositions include 5 operas 2 symphonies choral pieces such as his Christmas Cantata and many songs generally in the liederstyle.

Edward Gregson completed Tributes in the summer of 2010. Lasting some 16 minutes there are five pieces in the set each dedicated to a different composer and a different clarinettist (with whom Gregson had long musical associations). Each of the dedicatee composers wrote wonderfully for the Clarinet and as a tribute to them Gregson tried to invade indeed imitate their stylistic worlds in these pieces.They are as follows:To Francis Poulenc (for Emma Johnson) a rather dreamy toccata lyrical in feel but interrupted by typically quirky and disruptive rhythmic episodes.To Gerald Finzi (forJohn Bradbury) slow and lyrical with long melodic arches.To Igor Stravinsky (for Linda Merrick) asymmetric rhythms dominate with wide leaps in the solo line and bitonal harmony on the Piano.To Olivier Messiaen (for Nicholas Cox) based on the ravishing slow movement for Cello in his Quartet for the End of Time a seamless melody is woven around ever-changing repeated chords on the Piano.To Béla Bartók (for Michael Collins) the most virtuoso of the set; after a slow introduction a swirling folk-like dance unfolds mirroring Bartok?s penchant for simple modal shapes and ostinati rhythms.

Edward Gregson completed Tributes in the summer of 2010. Lasting some 16 minutes, there are five pieces in the set, each dedicated to a different composer and a different clarinettist (with whom Gregson had long musical associations). Each of the dedicatee composers wrote wonderfully for the Clarinet and, as a tribute to them, Gregson tried to invade, indeed imitate, their stylistic worlds in these pieces. They are as follows: To Francis Poulenc (for Emma Johnson) - a rather dreamy toccata, lyrical in feel, but interrupted by typically quirky and disruptive rhythmic episodes. To Gerald Finzi (for John Bradbury) - slow and lyrical with long melodic arches. To Igor Stravinsky (for Linda Merrick) - asymmetric rhythms dominate, with wide leaps in the solo line and bitonal harmony on the Piano. To Olivier Messiaen (for Nicholas Cox) - based on the ravishing slow movement for Cello in his Quartet for the End of Time, a seamless melody is woven around ever-changing repeated chords on the Piano. To Béla Bartók (for Michael Collins) - the most virtuoso of the set - after a slow introduction, a swirling folk-like dance unfolds, mirroring Bartok's penchant for simple modal shapes and ostinati rhythms. / Clarinette Et Piano

Arnold Cooke's Sonata in B flat for Clarinet and Piano was written for the Hampton Music Club in 1959. Duration of the work is 20 minutes.

Scored for Clarinet in B Flat and Piano. Commissioned by Victoria Soames in memory of Roger Fallows. First performed June 1997. Duration: c. 8 minutes.

Arrangements of well-known Elgar compositions including Salut Damour and Themes from the Enigma Variations expertly arranged for clarinet and piano.

Commissioned by The Mühlfeld Trio in 1988 Lullaby is one of a pair of pieces by Lefanu based around twilight and night. The piece features six miniatures illustrating a mother's experiences watching her child drifting into slumber. The miniatures are performed without breaks as one continuous piece with fluctuations surprises and long stretches of blissful chords and undulating textures. The clarinet part is also included on a separate insert.The second piece of the pair Nocturne for Cello and Piano is available: item code NOV361054.

Composed in 1985 for Clarinet and Piano. The piece was commissioned by the Cheltenham Festival with additional funds from South West Arts and the Royal Over-Seas League. It was first performed on 17th July 1986 by Nicholas Cox and Vanessa Latarche as part of the festival at the Pittville Pump Room in Cheltenham.

For Clarinet and Piano. These pieces were inspired by the life of James Reid a bagpiper in Prince Charlie's Jacobite army who was captured by the English in 1746 and executed after a Judge had classified the bagpipes as an 'Instrument of war.'