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Clarinet Concerto "Brooklyn Bridge" I. East (M. Daugherty)
This is a recent piece by Michael Daugherty which we had the joy of performing. I have also met Michael Daugherty in an LA concert, he is a walking giant, about 6'8" or something I guess. I would say that his height is just as big as the greatness of his music. He is very innovative and unconventional while still not striking the ear too hard with strange sounds that need getting used to. Our soloist was also amazing to accompany.
I am playing Timpani on this piece.
Composer's Notes:
Brooklyn Bridge (2005) for Solo Clarinet and Symphony Band was commissioned by the International Clarinet Association. The world premiere was given by the University of Michigan Symphony Band under the direction of Michael Haithcock, with Michael Wayne, solo clarinet, at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 11, 2005. The concerto is scored for solo Bb clarinet, piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 alto, tenor and baritone saxophones,
4 horns, 3 C trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 euphoniums, 2 tubas, timpani, 4 percussion, harp, and a clarinet choir consisting of 6 Bb clarinets, 2 bass clarinets and Eb contrabass clarinet. Duration is approximately 20 minutes.
Designed by John Roebling (1806-1869), the Brooklyn Bridge endures as the most admired and best-loved bridge in New York City. After the opening of the bridge to the public in 1883, Harper’s Monthly reported, “The wise man will not cross the bridge in five minutes, nor in twenty. He will linger to get the good of the splendid view about him”. As I have lingered and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge over the years, the stunning vistas of the New York skyline have inspired me to compose a panoramic clarinet concerto.
Like the four cables of webs of wire and steel that hold the Brooklyn Bridge together,
my ode to this cultural icon is divided into four movements. Each movement of the clarinet concerto is a musical view from the Brooklyn Bridge: I. East (Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights); II. South (Statue of Liberty); III. West (Wall Street and the lower Manhattan skyline which was once dominated by the World Trade Towers); IV. North (Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center). In the final movement of the concerto, I also imagine Artie Shaw, the great jazz swing clarinetist of the 1940s, performing with his orchestra in the once glorious Rainbow Room on the sixty-fifth floor of the Rockefeller Center.
I am playing Timpani on this piece.
Composer's Notes:
Brooklyn Bridge (2005) for Solo Clarinet and Symphony Band was commissioned by the International Clarinet Association. The world premiere was given by the University of Michigan Symphony Band under the direction of Michael Haithcock, with Michael Wayne, solo clarinet, at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 11, 2005. The concerto is scored for solo Bb clarinet, piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 alto, tenor and baritone saxophones,
4 horns, 3 C trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 euphoniums, 2 tubas, timpani, 4 percussion, harp, and a clarinet choir consisting of 6 Bb clarinets, 2 bass clarinets and Eb contrabass clarinet. Duration is approximately 20 minutes.
Designed by John Roebling (1806-1869), the Brooklyn Bridge endures as the most admired and best-loved bridge in New York City. After the opening of the bridge to the public in 1883, Harper’s Monthly reported, “The wise man will not cross the bridge in five minutes, nor in twenty. He will linger to get the good of the splendid view about him”. As I have lingered and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge over the years, the stunning vistas of the New York skyline have inspired me to compose a panoramic clarinet concerto.
Like the four cables of webs of wire and steel that hold the Brooklyn Bridge together,
my ode to this cultural icon is divided into four movements. Each movement of the clarinet concerto is a musical view from the Brooklyn Bridge: I. East (Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights); II. South (Statue of Liberty); III. West (Wall Street and the lower Manhattan skyline which was once dominated by the World Trade Towers); IV. North (Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center). In the final movement of the concerto, I also imagine Artie Shaw, the great jazz swing clarinetist of the 1940s, performing with his orchestra in the once glorious Rainbow Room on the sixty-fifth floor of the Rockefeller Center.
Category Music / Classical
Species Squirrel
Size 120 x 112px
File Size 5.94 MB
Really, really nice! Could you note me with the name of your soloist? I really like the clarity of his/her sound and technique, and they play with a lot of refinement. The ensemble does a great job accompanying as well. I'm not really familiar with the piece, but I've enjoyed Daugherty's stuff when I've heard it in the past.
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