New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017. The Absorption of Race Elements into American Music. You can download a PDF of the full duet here to play it for yourself.īernstein, Leonard. Al Corley (Texas State University) for their editing expertise. Many thanks to Professor Steve Cohen (Northwestern) and to Dr. It is presented by permission with thanks to Tyler Rubin, copyright administration assistant at Boosey & Hawkes. This duet project took place over the course of an academic year with the help of Allyson Wittman, Texas Lutheran University student. Witmark & Sons (Warner Brothers) edition of 1943. Sections of the piano part were difficult to extract due to the simultaneous, complex motives in both hands of the piano part and range choices in part two (piano) were made to facilitate tuning and balance between two clarinetists.

An attempt was made to extract the most important melodic motives from the piano part to provide aural cues for the clarinetist. This duet is scored for two clarinets and is intended as a study guide for student and teacher. Both parts are ambitious, and each player must understand the relationship between the two parts to effectively perform the piece. The complex interaction between clarinet and piano creates a true duo rather than a solo with accompaniment. Movement II of Bernstein’s Sonata for clarinet and piano is one of the most fascinating and demanding pieces in the clarinet literature. Portrait of Leonard Bernstein in his apartment, New York, N.Y., between 19

Bernstein clarinet sonata program notes