12-Tone Fugue for Solo Clarinet

Composed May 2022, the work is to teach one of my fans what is 12-tone and how to compose such music...
(Coincidentally I have read about Edward Patlayenko's solo fugue for oboe, so composed the same but for clarinet. More flexibility wwwww)
But for some reason idk, I got a lot of download count from the workpage of this work in IMSLP
So here I ask why, is it really sounding interesting or what xD
Music (screen filming): https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1jY4y1B7aM
Score: https://imslp.org/wiki/12-Tone_Fugue_for_Clarinet_(Ng%2C_Sissel)

Hi @SisselOnline,

I think the idea of a monophonic instrument playing a fugue strange, since there should be counterpoint which requires at least two voices. I find out the piece you quoted in Bilibili about a monophonic instrument playing a fugue but I don't think that example is a fugue at all even though the composer thinks it is:

You quote about Bach's Cello Suite no.1 prelude, but at least that one is not a fugue and Bach frequently use notes from different registers to hint notes from different registers. Bach did write fugues for solo violin, but at least violin has four strings and it's possible for the violinist to play more than a note at the same time with the multiple stoppings. But clarinet doesn't have that opportunity to play more than two notes at a time. You can call me an old scumbag but I don't think either this or the quoted example a fugue at all.....

Henry

10 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hi @SisselOnline,

I think the idea of a monophonic instrument playing a fugue strange, since there should be counterpoint which requires at least two voices. I find out the piece you quoted in Bilibili about a monophonic instrument playing a fugue but I don't think that example is a fugue at all even though the composer thinks it is:

You quote about Bach's Cello Suite no.1 prelude, but at least that one is not a fugue and Bach frequently use notes from different registers to hint notes from different registers. Bach did write fugues for solo violin, but at least violin has four strings and it's possible for the violinist to play more than a note at the same time with the multiple stoppings. But clarinet doesn't have that opportunity to play more than two notes at a time. You can call me an old scumbag but I don't think either this or the quoted example a fugue at all.....

Henry

 

It's not me who talked about Dorati's work xD 

I am inspired by Patlayenko's work instead, where he/she(?) used dynamics, techniques and pitch difference to separate the melody into several "voices" that's like how Cello Suite works with the hidden "voices".

P.S. in some cases clarinets can play multiphonies, but only some cases.

Welp, not really scumbag, just okok xD

I first thought it was a flutes, upon closer look and hearing the sound I realized it was an oboe.