Divertimento (Uhl)

Alfred Uhl

Subtitle: For Three Clarinets and Bass Clarinet

General Info

Year: 1942 / 1956 / 1984
Duration: c. 12:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Schott Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €22.00; (digital) - €17.99 | Score Only (print) - €16.50

Movements

1. Allegro – 4:05
2. Andante sostenuto, molto expressivo – 3:25
3. Allegro con brio – 5:00

Instrumentation

Full Score
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Uhl's Divertimento for Three Clarinets and Bass Clarinet is one of the most performed works for the medium. Written in 1942 for clarinettists from the Vienna Philharmonic, it is a very demanding three-movement work structured similarly to a conventional concerto.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Fell Clarinet Quartet - 2008

State Ratings

Indiana: 031 Clarinet Quartets
Missouri: Woodwind. Clarinet. Quartet. Grade A

Performances

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University of Missouri (Columbia) Wind Ensemble (Brian Silvey, conductor) – 10 January 2018
Sean Osborn, Florie Rothenberg, Mary Kantor, Jennifer Nelson, clarinet - 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Divertimento (1942/1956/1984)
Eine vergnügliche Musik (1942)
Festfanfare (1978)
Festfanfare (arr. Emerson) (1978/1992)
Humoreske (1965)

Resources

Uhl, A. (1956). Divertimento für 3 Klarinetten und Bassklarinette = for 3 clarinets and bass clarinet [score]. Schott: Mainz.