(recording is of saxophone version) Fantasy on Five is a double concerto of sorts, originally for solo soprano and baritone saxophones with wind ensemble. This Eb and Bass Clarinet version is a direct adaptation, with no changes to the solo parts beyond the different transpositions. The piece plays with the idea of “five-ness” in several […]
Fantasy on Five: Piano Reduction
Fantasy on Five is a double concerto of sorts for solo soprano and baritone saxophones with wind ensemble. It plays with the idea of “five-ness” in several different ways. First, much of the work is in a five-beat rhythmic meter. This is a particularly rich number of pulses to have in a measure, as it […]
Scheherazade, arranged for woodwind quintet
This is Jonathan’s second arrangement of a major orchestral repertoire work for woodwind quintet, at the behest of Imani Winds (the first being his arrangement of The Rite of Spring). The aim was to condense Rimsky-Korsakav’s 45-minute tone poem into a 20 minute chamber work that could still effectively evoke the vivid colors and basic […]
Four of a Kind
A gentle, (mostly) meditative work, exploring the timbral beauty of four bass clarinets moving in parallel motion.
Bass Clarinet Concerto: Wind Band version
(recording is of the orchestra version) This Bass Clarinet Concerto is virtuosic, but not necessarily in a typical concerto sort of a way. Rather than lots of flashy runs and fast passagework, it features a virtuosically wide range of colors and approaches to the instrument, from aggressive grooving to lyrical soaring to altissimo wailing. Like […]
Saxophone Double Concerto: Piano Reduction
An arrangement of the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto, for solo baritone and tenor saxophones with piano reduction. My basic idea for the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto was of Weber’s clarinet concertos meeting heavy metal. I am intimately familiar with both genres, through extensively practicing the Weber concertos in high school, and performing heavy metal bass […]
Saxophone Double Concerto
An arrangement of the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto, for solo baritone and tenor saxophones with saxophone choir. My basic idea for the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto was of Weber’s clarinet concertos meeting heavy metal. I am intimately familiar with both genres, through extensively practicing the Weber concertos in high school, and performing heavy metal bass […]
Trio for violin, bass clarinet, and piano
(recording is of Piano Trio version) This is an arrangement of my Piano Trio, with bass clarinet in place of cello. It is an epic four movement work combining austere minimalism with emotional romanticism and dramatic narrative. Movement 1: A slow, ponderous opening gives way to feverishly undulating figures in the piano under sighing melodies […]
Light Cathedral
Light Cathedral is inspired by the many great European cathedrals that I was fortunate to visit during my four years living in England, with their paradoxical combination of massiveness and lightness. The guiding image is of a huge structure, heavy and earthbound; yet instead of stones or bricks, the building blocks are shafts of colorful […]
Fantasy on Five
Fantasy on Five is a double concerto of sorts for solo soprano and baritone saxophones with wind ensemble. It plays with the idea of “five-ness” in several different ways. First, much of the work is in a five-beat rhythmic meter. This is a particularly rich number of pulses to have in a measure, as it […]
Bass Clarinet Concerto: clarinet choir version
This Bass Clarinet Concerto is virtuosic, but not necessarily in a typical concerto sort of a way. Rather than lots of flashy runs and fast passagework, it features a virtuosically wide range of colors and approaches to the instrument, from aggressive grooving to lyrical soaring to altissimo wailing. Like many performer-composers before me, I sought […]
Bass Clarinet Concerto: Piano Reduction
(recording is of orchestral version) This Bass Clarinet Concerto is virtuosic, but not necessarily in a typical concerto sort of a way. Rather than lots of flashy runs and fast passagework, it features a virtuosically wide range of colors and approaches to the instrument, from aggressive grooving to lyrical soaring to altissimo wailing. Like many […]
Bass Clarinet Concerto Educational Package
DOWNLOAD INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS BASS CLARINET CONCERTO EDUCATIONAL RESIDENCY Composer and bass clarinetist Jonathan Russell is pleased to present his Bass Clarinet Concerto, now available for performance, with associated lectures and workshops. A 22-minute work for solo bass clarinet and symphony orchestra, concert band, or clarinet choir, it draws on the dramatic sweep of the Romantic […]
Bass Clarinet Concerto
This Bass Clarinet Concerto is virtuosic, but not necessarily in a typical concerto sort of a way. Rather than lots of flashy runs and fast passagework, it features a virtuosically wide range of colors and approaches to the instrument, from aggressive grooving to lyrical soaring to altissimo wailing. Like many performer-composers before me, I sought […]
Skip to my Hocket
A fun little minute-long duo, composed as a Kickstarter reward for Larry Brown.
Bass Clarinet Double Concerto: Piano Reduction Version
My basic idea for the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto was of Weber’s clarinet concertos meeting heavy metal. I am intimately familiar with both genres, through extensively practicing the Weber concertos in high school, and performing heavy metal bass clarinet tunes as a member of the Edmund Welles bass clarinet quartet. When it came to writing […]
Bass Clarinet Double Concerto: Chamber Ensemble Version
My basic idea for the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto was of Weber’s clarinet concertos meeting heavy metal. I am intimately familiar with both genres, through extensively practicing the Weber concertos in high school, and performing heavy metal bass clarinet tunes as a member of the Edmund Welles bass clarinet quartet. When it came to writing […]
Bass Clarinet Double Concerto: Wind Band Version
My basic idea for the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto was of Weber’s clarinet concertos meeting heavy metal. I am intimately familiar with both genres, through extensively practicing the Weber concertos in high school, and performing heavy metal bass clarinet tunes as a member of the Edmund Welles bass clarinet quartet. When it came to writing […]
Bass Clarinet Double Concerto: Chamber Orchestra Version
My basic idea for the Bass Clarinet Double Concerto was of Weber’s clarinet concertos meeting heavy metal. I am intimately familiar with both genres, through extensively practicing the Weber concertos in high school, and performing heavy metal bass clarinet tunes as a member of the Edmund Welles bass clarinet quartet. When it came to writing […]
Quartet for Four Clarinets
I wrote Quartet for Four Clarinets for my undergraduate senior thesis. In it, I wanted to achieve a synthesis of many of the fundamental skills I had been working on as a student. As my compositional thinking tends to be very harmony-based, I especially wanted to try to develop my contrapuntal chops. I studied a […]
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