Work
The wellbeing clarinet concertino : for Bb clarinet and string orchestra
by Christopher Sainsbury (1993)
Score
The wellbeing clarinet concertino : for clarinet in Bb and string orchestra / Christopher Sainsbury.
Library shelf no. 784.32862/SAI 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Cut from the cloth of our 'tonal wealth' in regional Australia. I feel a concertino is more direct in expression than a concerto. It's essentially just the themes and almost no development. You can't decorate it in 'the illusion of substance'. It's called the Wellbeing Concertino and I think you need three things for wellbeing - A Call, some Enchantment, and Jubilation and that's what the three movements are called. It's pretty melodic stuff, no 'deep' moments, the clarinet part is not overtly busy, and essentially it's one of my regionalist pieces. It's appealing, fun, and it comes together pretty quickly in rehearsal.
Work Details
Year: 1993
Instrumentation: Bb clarinet, strings.
Duration: 14 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: To Greg Turner (RAN Band clarinettist)
First performance: by Central Coast Concertante Ensemble, Christopher Bearman, Greg Turner at Central Coast Concertante Ensemble Christmas Concert (Greenways Chapel) on 9 Dec 2012
The composer has noted the following influences on this work:
Dag Wiren, John Williams.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertinos
Performances of this work
9 Dec 2012: at Central Coast Concertante Ensemble Christmas Concert (Greenways Chapel). Featuring Central Coast Concertante Ensemble, Christopher Bearman, Greg Turner.
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