Clarinet Concerto

Clarinet List Ranking

Copland

TEXAS ONLY

Cross Break?

Yes

Range:

Highest note: A#6

Key:

2 Sharps, 1 Flat, 0 Sharps/Flats, 3 Flats, 4 Sharps, 1 Sharp, 6 Flats, 3 Sharps

Meter:

Simple, compound, and asymmetric meter

Rhythms:

Advanced

Ornamentation:

Musicality Requirements:

Many style, tempo, and key changes. Opening is taxing on embouchure. Many altissimo pitches. Many difficult technical passages with specific articulations marked. Gliss at end.

Special Considerations:

Very difficult piece. Most appropriate for graduate or higher level performers. Stamina is very difficult for this piece (cuts may be necessary). Approx. 11 pages.

State Lists:

AL, NE (V), FL (7), HI (6), IL-GS (A), MD (6), NY (6), PA (6), VA (6), WA