Clarinet Song (1976)

Instrumentation

Clarinet
1
Piano
1

Additional Information

This piece for Bb Clarinet and piano is a very early attempt at using serial techniques. I wrote it whilst at Sixth Form College, having had some private composition tuition from composer, John Howard who, at the time, was studying for his PhD in composition at Durham University with David Lumsdaine.

This piece remained untitled until I revised it this year (46 years later!). I wrote it for my new and only girlfriend, Julie who soon became my wife and is my lifelong companion. So, despite the piece’s naivety and weaknesses, it has very special significance for me and dare I say, is not without some degree of merit. We did play the piece together all those years ago but, for the time being, this is a Sibelius 7.5 realisation using Noteperformer 3 as the playback engine.

Details

Year

Guisborough
United Kingdom

Minutes
4

Recordings

Notes
Sibelius 7.5 With Noteperformer 3
Date recorded
2023