Story Behind The Song

This is an arrangement for clarinet and piano of the orchestral version of this work. It is available at "The Free Libary of Philadelphia - The Fleischer Collection". This is the arrangement for clarinet and orchestral reduction for piano-forte by the composer. The live performance took place at the Donnell Libary Center on 11/3/02 with Paul Schwartz at the pianoforte. The CD of this concerto with orchestra is available through MSR Classics Ltd., [MS1180], and is entitled: "The Twentieth Century Clarinet".

Song Description

This is the 3rd Movement of Daniel Wolff's Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra. It is marked "Allegro Ritmando". After a brief introduction, the unifying motif of the whole concerto is restated by the clarinet solo. The new twist is the accompaniment of the embellished solo line by the bass in a typical "baiao" Brazilian rhythm. This is characterized by a bouncy, syncopated dotted-rhythm. This tour-de-force comes to a rousing climactic close.