Concerto for Clarinet
Copland, Aaron
Concerto for Clarinet
Copland, Aaron
Series: Hawkes Pocket Scores
Vol No: HPS 1431
Instrumentation: clarinet and orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Catalogue No: M051208319
ISMN: 9790051208319
Shop Product Code: 097794B
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New edition and engraving with detailed notes on the music. Includes ossias from the 1948 manuscript.
The renowned jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman asked Copland to compose a work for him. The result was a two-movement concerto: the first section is one of Copland's most lyrical and melodious creations; the second is in an all-out jazzy style replete with a glissando or jazz "smear" at the end. The movements are connected by a cadenza for the soloist. Benny Goodman said in an interview, "I always felt good about that commission and about playing the Concerto with Aaron conducting." Since then, many of the foremost clarinetists worldwide have performed the piece.