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The sonata is now a part of the standard repertoire for clarinet and others outside of the clarinet world have embraced the piece. In 1994 it was orchestrated by Sid Ramin so that it can be played by a solo clarinet with orchestral accompaniment. [7] Yo-Yo Ma has arranged this work for cello and piano. [8]
The first 35 exercises in the first seven lessons are limited to a single octave, using only whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes. The next 30 exercises in the next seven lessons expand the range on the cornet with a focus on intervals and endurance while introducing eighth notes , dotted notes , and rests rhythmically.
The notation 8 a or 8 va is sometimes seen in sheet music, meaning "play this an octave higher than written" (all' ottava: "at the octave" or all' 8 va). 8 a or 8 va stands for ottava, the Italian word for octave (or "eighth"); the octave above may be specified as ottava alta or ottava sopra).
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op.94 (1943), originally for flute, also arranged for violin; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 128 (1945) Nino Rota: Sonata in D major for Clarinet and Piano (1945) Mieczysław Weinberg: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28 (1945) Herbert Howells: Clarinet Sonata ...
The beta chord (β chord) is a five-note chord, formed from the first five notes of the alpha chord (integers: 0,3,6,9,11; [61] notes: C ♯, E, G, B ♭, C ♮). The beta chord can also occur in its reduced form, that is, limited to the characteristic tones (C ♯ , E, G, C ♮ and C ♯ , G, C ♮ ).
The Sonate pour clarinette et piano (Clarinet Sonata), FP 184, for clarinet in B-flat and piano by Francis Poulenc dates from 1962 and is one of the last pieces he completed. It is dedicated to the memory of Arthur Honegger, who like Poulenc had belonged to the group Les Six. A typical performance takes 12–14 minutes.
The word 8 va (or sometimes 8 va alta or 8 va bassa) written above or below a passage does not add octaves, but merely transposes the passage an octave higher or lower. In clarinet music the word chalumeau is used to signify that the passage is to be played an octave lower than written.
These Konzertstücke are virtuoso concertante works, but the Sonata in E-flat major, written by Mendelssohn in 1824, when he was only 15, is genuine chamber music: the clarinet and the piano are both used equally as a melody and an accompaniment instrument, but the demands on the clarinettist are far more modest than in opp. 113 and 114.