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Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 167

192117 min

This guide follows Saint-Saëns’s Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 167 (1921) in four parts: Allegretto, Allegro animato, Lento and Molto allegro.

Recording: Luis Fernández-Castelló (clarinet), Oscar Oliver (piano)

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Follow all 12 sections as they play

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
I0:03–4:46

A graceful in E♭ major, in 12/8. The shape is a simple three-part song rather than a : the opening idea (A), a contrasting B section and the of the opening, as A′. This opening is the one that comes back in the .

  1. A
  2. B
II 5:06–6:55
III7:14–11:14
IV11:26–16:43

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

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Camille Saint-SaënsChamber musicRomantic periodE-flat major

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