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Clarinet Concerto

194816 min

This guide follows Copland’s Clarinet Concerto (1948) in two parts: Slowly and expressively + cadenza and Rather fast.

Recording: Calogero Palermo (clarinet), Concertgebouworkest, Klaus Mäkelä (2022)

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Follow all 13 sections as they play

  1. ISlowly and expressively +
  2. IIRather fast
ISlowly and expressively + 0:10–6:23

Slowly and expressively. The clarinet floats over soft strings and harp in a graceful, song-like . The opening melody (A) comes first, a contrasting middle idea (B) follows, and then the opening (A′). The is quiet at first and extends the mood, and then grows more and more assertive as jazzy appear that will drive the second .

  1. A
  2. B
IIRather fast6:29–16:25

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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