Clarinet Sonata, FP 184
This guide follows Poulenc’s Clarinet Sonata, FP 184 (1962) in three parts: Allegro tristamente – Allegretto, Romanza. Très calme and Allegro con fuoco – Très animé.
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Follow all 14 sections as they play
- I –
- II.
- III –
I – 0:34–5:43
A brief, loud of angry clarinet figures over piano chords gives way to a quieter murmur (A), in which the clarinet's phrases rise and fall in repeating arcs. At B the music slows ( ) and the grief deepens, with the clarinet leaping across octaves. The fast at A′ ( ), and a short follows.
- A
II. 6:17–10:51
III – 11:08–14:08
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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