Jared Steven Destro Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) After several months of off-and-on work, I finally completed my sonata for clarinet and piano. I have been extraordinarily busy at work, and so my revision process has been unusually long, though it is done now. I posted the first movement (in a less refined form) a while ago, and I received some great feedback on it. I am hoping to get it performed in the spring, and I am excited to hear what you guys think. Happy New Year! Edited March 19, 2019 by Jared Steven Destro Updated score: now with better phrasing, dynamics, and better structure & ending MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Op. 3 – I. Lyric Op. 3 – II. Air Op. 3 – III. Burlesque > next PDF Op. 3 – Sonata in B-flat major, for Clarinet & Piano – Winter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Shu Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Wow, I love this piece! When you get a live recording of it, please share it! Since I'm not a very experienced composer, I feel like I can't properly critique your work--but it's rare to hear a contemporary piece that moves me as much as your clarinet sonata does. To me, a great deal of contemporary music is so academic that it seems to abandon traditional aesthetic values (which is fine, just not my cup of tea). Meanwhile, you've created your own unique musical idiom, which seems to be inspired by Ravel and Debussy (and I hear a bit of Barber?). There are moments of sheer beauty throughout this piece, and the third movement is absolutely riveting. I aspire to write as well as you do! Good luck with your endeavors in the new year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Steven Destro Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 20 hours ago, J Shu said: Wow, I love this piece! When you get a live recording of it, please share it! Since I'm not a very experienced composer, I feel like I can't properly critique your work--but it's rare to hear a contemporary piece that moves me as much as your clarinet sonata does. To me, a great deal of contemporary music is so academic that it seems to abandon traditional aesthetic values (which is fine, just not my cup of tea). Meanwhile, you've created your own unique musical idiom, which seems to be inspired by Ravel and Debussy (and I hear a bit of Barber?). There are moments of sheer beauty throughout this piece, and the third movement is absolutely riveting. I aspire to write as well as you do! Good luck with your endeavors in the new year! Wow, thank you so much for the kind words! I always strive to see someone enjoy something which I spent so long working on. The thing I found helped me most was just taking my time. Anyway, thanks again, and I'm going to try hard to get this piece performed and recorded! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Hernández Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I'm impressed! Very nice language and wonderful interplay between the piano and the clarinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maarten Bauer Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Lovely piece! The interaction between the clarinet and piano is wonderful and the atmospheres, you create are very nice. Although the parts seem pretty difficult to play, I do not think that it is impossible when you practise a lot. Do you have plans to get a real performance for it? Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Steven Destro Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 @Maarten Bauer@Luis Hernández Thank you guys for the feedback! I always appreciate it. I do plan on reaching out to some professors at my university to hopefully get it performed in the spring. It's definitely on the difficult side, but I see that as a good thing; it's something to work on! Overall, I think this project was a success -- I was able to work on my counter-point, the development of my ideas, balance between parts -- and I'm very satisfied with its outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Can't wait for the performance - love the vigor of the third movement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Steven Destro Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 1/9/2018 at 9:14 PM, Maximus said: Can't wait for the performance - love the vigor of the third movement! Thanks a lot! I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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