Clarinet Concerto (Ellerby)

Martin Ellerby

General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. 16:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Studio Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - £164.95 | Score Only (print) - £34.95

Movements

1. Carousel
2. Cameo
3. Charabanc

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo B-flat Soprano Clarinet
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II (II doubling English Horn)
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (III doubling E-flat Alto Clarinet)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Bongos (2)
Claves
Glockenspiel
Mark Tree
Side Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Tenor Drum
Triangle
Vibraphone
Whip
Xylophones (2)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

I particularly wanted to write a work that would prove attractive to soloists, bands and audiences, whilst maintaining all the sense of drama and repose associated with concertos in general. I very much consider this to be a 'sunshine' concerto, and the resulting work was written in a frenzy of activity in the late summer of 2000.

The opening Carousel takes a leaf out of the American minimalist composers' book and is energetic and resourceful throughout, conjuring up images of a fairground ride that is not too much of an intrepid adventure! The central Cameo presents and re-presents a delicate, highly legato, melisma for the soloist. A somewhat brooding central episode provides both a moment of contrast and the opportunity for the soloist to deliver some free cadenza-type material before returning to the security of the opening calm.

The closing Charabanc is a freely developed rondo-style finale embracing influences from jazz and other light music forms. Listeners are encouraged to use their own imagination, as it is intended to be whatever you want it to be.

- Program Note by composer

Commissioned by and dedicated to Linda Merrick.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Birmingham Symphonic Winds (Keith Allen, conductor; Linda Merrick, conductor) – 2003

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble (Hampton, Va.) (William Garlette, conductor; John Parrette, clarinet) - 1 October 2022
Gwent Youth Wind Orchestra (Newport, U.K.) (Beth Linton, conductor; Alexia Vaghela, clarinet) – 29 October 2019
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (Timothy Paul, conductor) – 2 March 2019
Birmingham (Eng.) Symphonic Winds (Keith Allen, conductor; Linda Merrick, clarinet) – 18 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic)
Yorkshire Wind Orchestra (Harwood, Eng.) (Keiron Anderson, conductor; Linda Merrick, clarinet) – 3 December 2000 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Cane River Murals (2012)
Clarinet Concerto (2001)
Club Europe (2002)
The Cries of London (2005)
Divertimento for Wind Dectet (1999/2001)
Dona Nobis Pacem (1995)
Elgar Variations (2007/2009)
Evocations (1996/2001)
Five Manx Romances (2017)
From Kitty Hawk to the Stars (2002)
Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun (2022)
Malcolm Arnold Variations (2008)
Menorcan Dances (2019)
Natalis (1993/2006)
New World Dances (1999)
Northumbrian Dances (2019/2021)
Ovation (2001)
Paris Sketches (1994)
Paris Sketches (ed. Reynish) (1994/2004)
- Pigalle from "Paris Sketches"
Prelude for Hampstead Heath (1990)
Requiescant Aberfan (2009)
Roman Trilogy (2014)
A Silent Movie Suite (2013)
A Soliliquy for Solferino (2012)
Symphony for Winds (1997)
Tales from Andersen (2006)
Tristan Encounters (1998/2007)
Tuba Concerto (1988/1991)
Venetian Spells (1984)
Via Crucis (2006)
Wassail Dances (2018)
Wessex Dances (2021)

Resources

Ellerby, M. (2001). Clarinet Concerto [score]. Studio Music: London.
Martin Ellerby website Accessed 2 August 2017
Perusal score