Five Pieces for Clarinet & Percussion Orchestra
General Info
Year of Published: 1990
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Duration: 00:14:00
Cost: $93.00
Movement
1. With Spirit
3. Briskly
5. As Fast as Possible
Instrumentation
Solo
Ensemble
Player 1: Marimba & Claves & Sandblocks (Small)
Player 2: Marimba & Temple Blocks & Vibraslap & Sandblocks (Large)
Player 3: Xylophone & Woodblock & Marimba & Slide Whistle & Guiro
Player 4: Vibraphone & Triangle & Cowbell & Maraca & Triangle
Player 5: Snare Drum & Glockenspiel & Suspended Cymbal & Wind Chimes
Player 6: Tambourine & Suspended Cymbal & Triangle & Bass Drum & Tenor Drum & Chimes & Slapstick
Player 7: Timpani
Player 8: Harp
Player 9: Piano
Program Notes
Five Pieces for Clarinet and Percussion Orchestra was written in 1986 and premiered by J.C. Combs and the Wichita State University Percussion Ensemble with James, Jones, solo clarinet. Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its own identity while achieving the kind of musical sensitivity found only in a rare number of compositions. You can hear a recording of “Five Pieces” on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s CD, “Sketches”(also available from C. Alan Publications).
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Beneath the Canopy - Multiple Percussion, Flute
Concertino for Bb Trumpet and Percussion Ensemble - Percussion Septet; Trumpet; Piano
Contrasts (Parker) - Percussion Ensemble (10); Piano
Declamation Fanfare - Percussion Quartet; 6 Trumpets
Five Bagatelles (Parker) - Marimba, Vibraphone; Clarinet
Five Pieces for Clarinet & Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Septet; Clarinet; Piano; Harp
Rainmaker - Multiple Percussion, Native American Flute
Sketches - Percussion Quartet; Saxophone; Piano; Harp
Structures in Wood - Marimba, Oboe
Three Episodes - Timpani, Trombone
When Fireflies Danced - Flute / Piccolo & Percussion Nonet
Winter Images - Percussion Ensemble; SATB Choir