French Suite

Yvonne Desportes

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Subtitle: For Four Bb Clarinets

General Info

Year: 1939 / 1967 / 2012(?)
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Keiser Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $22.95

Movements

1. Prelude - 1:35
2. Sarabande - 2:10
3. Gavotte
4. Menuet
5. Bourree
6. Gigue - 1:50

Instrumentation

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

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Media

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State Ratings

Indiana: 031 - CLARINET QUARTETS
Missouri: Woodwind.Clarinet.Quartet.Grade A
New York: 34 46 CLARINET QUARTET LEVEL 6
Ohio: 455 - CLARINET QUARTETS A
Texas: B-Flat Clarinet Quartet Class 1

Performances

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University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Symphonic Band (Jerry Luckhardt, conductor) - 15 April 2021
Bel Rumore Clarinet Quartet of Middle Tennessee State University (Todd Waldecker, coach) – 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Desportes, Y. (1967). French Suite : For Four B♭ Clarinets [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tx.
"Yvonne Desportes." Keiser Southern Music. Web. Accessed 15 April 2021