{"product_id":"three-new-klezmer-tunes-solo-clarinet-and-clarinet-choir","title":"THREE NEW KLEZMER TUNES (solo clarinet and clarinet choir)","description":"\u003cp\u003eINSTRUMENTATION: Solo Clarinet and Clarinet Choir (\u003cspan\u003eBb clarinet 1-3, alto clarinet, bass clarinet 1-2, contra-alto clarinet, contrabass clarinet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDURATION: c. 18:00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYEAR COMPOSED: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis work is currently under consortium exclusivity. It will become available for purchase beginning on August 1st, 2027. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kDAPdoZZ_Nk?si=0bvENU6sZDVd2fXw\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePROGRAM NOTE:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Three New \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eKlezmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tunes\" is more or less what it sounds like: three newly composed tunes in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e style, for solo clarinet and clarinet choir. I have background in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e clarinet, classical clarinet, and classical composition, and this piece is really a fusion of all three. In composing it, I sought neither to be self-consciously \"authentic\" to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tradition, nor to self-consciously \"modernize\" it, but to simply follow my ear and instinct, trusting that my years of immersion in both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and classical composition would create an authentic fusion of its own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #20333a; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe tunes themselves are straightforwardly \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e-y, with my classical composition training coming to bear more on the clarinet choir parts, with their slightly-adventurous harmonies and occasionally-complex counterpoint. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esolo part\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #20333a; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is designed to be suitable both for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseasoned \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e performers, who can add ornamentation and \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e inflections as they like,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as for those\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with primarily classical background dipping their toes into \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #20333a; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;\"\u003e The first tune is up-tempo and fiery; the second is slow, soulful, and a bit mournful; and the third engages in the age-old cheap (yet effective) trick of starting slow and then getting faster and faster. As a set, I believe they take the listener on a compelling emotional journey that is both deeply \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eklezmer\u003c\/span\u003e-y and emblematic of my particular compositional voice. The work was commissioned by a consortium of 27 individuals \/ organizations, led by the Plattsburgh Clarinet Choir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon Russell Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49755874590958,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/6738\/8654\/files\/ThreeNewKlezmerTunes-FINALp3.jpg?v=1791981740","url":"https:\/\/jonrussellmusic.com\/products\/three-new-klezmer-tunes-solo-clarinet-and-clarinet-choir","provider":"Jon Russell Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}