Arnold bax clarinet sonata pdf

Five years later came the onemovement trio where bax s emerging style had by now expanded to reflect his immersion in the music of scriabin and debussy. Summary of dissertation recitals three programs of clarinet music. This is the original version of the first symphony, the slow movement being quite different in the orchestral version. You see, despite being called sonata in b flat major in catalogs and. Though he developed a commanding piano technique, he had no inclination to pursue a career as a performer. The sonata is more widely known in bax s 1930 reworking as a nonet for flute, clarinet, oboe, harp, two violins, viola, cello and doublebass. Baxs third and last cinema score was for a tenminute short film journey into history in 1952. Much of the piano music has been recorded by pianists including iris loveridge, john mccabe, ashley wass and michael endres, though by 2015 no integral. Sir arnold bax clarinet sonata in d classical archives. Accompanying the latest episode of my podcast series exploring masterworks this youtube video takes a closer look at the sonata by studying the score. Molto lento hsinyun huang, viola peiyao wang, piano jun. It is notable chiefly for a slightly irregular waltzlike rhythm that presages shostakovich and which bax will later use in the much more noteworthy.

Arnold bax, sonata for clarinet and piano in d major 1934. Sir arnold edward trevor bax kcvo 8 november 1883 3 october 1953 was an english. Bax the sonata for clarinet and piano lyrical sections in the first movement. Odyssey y 30492 publication date 1971 topics classical, modern digitizing sponsor kahleaustin foundation contributor. Clarinet sonatas piano trio trio in one movement na 7698. Arnold edward trevor bax composer buy sheet music and. Simply enter the code digiten in the promo code field on the shopping cart page during checkout and click apply to receive 10% off your digital download products. Alan sutton recently visited lubny and kruglik and found some interesting historical background to the skarzhinska family and to prerevolutionary lubny, impressions of which bax took back with him and incorporated into later works. Sir arnold bax wrote six of his seven symphonies, in fact the best of his music. Vivace from arnold bax sonata for clarinet and piano nigel hinson 00. His 1934 clarinet sonata is slap bang in the middle of his strongest period. Consequently it was not performed until 1983 for the centenary celebrations of bax s birth. Eight waltz movements composed on a theme by johann n. It was the 1930s that yielded up the fifth and sixth symphonies.

Oct 24, 2020 emma sainsbury, clarinet keilor kastella, piano sonatina for clarinet and piano 1981 iii. Sir arnold bax composer 18831953 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Bax s waters were a more perilous ocean than finzis for if finzi was a philosopher of the countryside and englishness, bax moved most convincingly in the world of rough passion, sagas and sibelian fantasy. This is bax s arrangement of his sonata in f for violin and piano 1928. Arnold edward trevor bax, sir arnold bax, dermot obyrne. One of the most enjoyable of musical autobiographies is arnold. Clarinet sonata in d play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.

His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral music. Arnold bax spent at least two months on the skarzhinska estate at kruglik, near lubny in ukraine between may and july 1910. British clarinet sonatas, volume 1 woodwind piano chandos. Arnold bax 18831953 born of wealthy parents in streatham, london, bax was taken aged 10 by his father to august. Work originally called sonatina, later changed to sonata. Clarinet sonata bax from cda66807 hyperion records. Chronological list of clarinet compositions niu clarinet. Quintet for harp and strings, gp 214 bax, arnold r. Presbyterian church of the covenant, greensboro, nc.

The clarinet sonata, completed in june 1934, is a serenadelike score and, so far as is known, was not informed by any nonmusical imperative. The highlight of the disc, aside from the clarinet sonata, is the 1946 piano trio in bflat, like the clarinet sonata one of bax s most approachable chamber works. Arnold bax sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Bax clarinet sonata in b flat 1934 this page lists all recordings of clarinet sonata in b flat 1934 by arnold edward trevor bax 18831953. Clarinet sonata the clarinet sonata, completed in june 1934, is another serenadelike score and, so far as is known, was not informed by any nonmusical imperative. Five years later came the onemovement trio where bax s emerging style had by now expanded to. A duet for clarinet and cello, this intimate set of nine short pieces is a rarely performed work from the clarinet repertoire. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works.

Trio in one movement for piano, violin, and viola 1906. Sir arnold edward trevor bax was an english composer, poet, and author. Summary of dissertation recitals three programs of. This is a list of musical compositions by english composer sir arnold edward trevor bax. Melissa kindy, accompanied by hyewon jung, performing arnold baxs sonata for clarinet and piano 1934 on melissas masters recital on.

The clarinet sonata in e and the romance are among bax s earliest around 1901 published compositions, and both display the strong influence of brahms. Finzi, bax, hughes, stanford, ireland clarinet works rb. Arnold bax, sonata for clarinet and piano in d major 1934 bax attended the royal academy of music between 1900 and 1905, where he studied composition with corder. Clarinet sonatas 1901 and 1934 piano trio by gould. Summary of dissertation recitals three programs of clarinet. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. This is a list of musical compositions by english composer sir arnold edward trevor bax, kcvo 8 november 1883 3 october.

Pieces every clarinetist should know jenny maclay, clarinet. Bax s chamber music is well represented on disc, with recordings of most of the works, and multiple versions of many, including the elegiac trio, the clarinet sonata and the fantasy sonata. British works by betty balfour, arnold bax, william. It is worth working out and is a musical challenge. The score provides precise directions for the timing and placement of the instruments. This is a list of musical compositions by english composer sir arnold edward trevor bax, kcvo 8 november 1883 3 october 1953. Bax seems to have consigned the f major score to the drawer. Dutton, when searching through a dusty pile of manuscript compositions by his uncle, discovered several manuscripts of previously unknown early works by bax. Sir arnold bax described himself as a brazen romantic, and the clarinet sonata recorded here is influenced by wagner, richard strauss, and debussy, and by irish and celtic landscapes and literature.

An sonata for clarinet and piano by arnold bax is a late romantic, standard work for clarinet. The arnold bax sonata for clarinet and piano composed june 1934 is one of those odd musical items that comes along once or twice a century that, being accidentally misnamed in a major reference, somehow never manages to shake off the shackles of its happenstance misnomer. Molto moderato arnold bax 18831953 played in dedication to julianne kirk doyle. Following this more obscure piece was flammes, 5 atudes pour clarinette seule by janos komiv es. It was written for hugh prew, a fellowcricketer with bax in his brother cliffords old broughtonians team who played village cricket over the west country in the 1920s. Scored for violin, viola or clarinet and piano, this trio, marked opus 4 in bax s own hand, was written in 1906 under sponsorship from the society of british composers, formed the previous year.