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Verve (Duet for Bass Clarinet & Marimba)
Genre: Duet for Bass Clarinet (or Bassoon) & Marimba
# of Players: 2
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:20
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2018
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Item #:
24300
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Notes & Instrumentation
The word Verve was the sole inspiration for this duet for bass clarinet and marimba. The woody, reedy qualities of both instruments already blend so well that I thought it would be fun to have them constantly emerging out of one another in similar ranges. There is also a lot of rhythmic and melodic hocketing throughout the piece, requiring a great sense of groove and pulse from both musicians. The bass clarinet part may alternatively be played on bassoon using the included part.
Genre: Duet for Bass Clarinet (or Bassoon) & Marimba | # of Players: 2
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:20
Instrumentation
B-flat Bass Clarinet (or Bassoon – part included)
Marimba (5-octave)
Program Notes
Verve
noun
1. the spirit and enthusiasm animating composition or performance: vivacity
2. energy, vitalityThe word Verve was the sole inspiration for this duet for bass clarinet and marimba. The woody, reedy qualities of both instruments already blend so well that I thought it would be fun to have them constantly emerging out of one another in similar ranges. There is also a lot of rhythmic and melodic hocketing throughout the piece, requiring a great sense of groove and pulse from both musicians. The bass clarinet part may alternatively be played on bassoon using the included part. Verve was commissioned by Dr. Corey Mackey (clarinet) and Dr. Keith Lienert (percussion), both faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
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Product Reviews
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Percussive Notes New Literature Review
What a cool piece! The character and energy of this 5½-minute duet embodies the definition of the title in its vivacity, groove, and appeal. From beginning to end, both instruments equally carry the compositional weight as they playfully dance in and out of each other’s textures, running lines, and interjections. Nathan Daughtrey’s idiomatic writing style shines through as the marimba provides the primary rhythmic impulses around the bass clarinet’s artistic swells, syncopated punctuations, and melodic climaxes. Additionally, there are multiple moments in this work where both instruments share sixteenth-note phrases in both hocket fashion and in unison.
Marimbists will need to be comfortable using four mallets in an independent manner (think left-hand groove with right-hand ornaments), playing permutations and runs, and being able to maintain the integrity of the pulse with another instrument. This is one piece that audience members will remember and be talking about long after the performance.
Joshua D. Smith
Percussive Notes
Vol. 57, No. 4, September 2019 Joshua D. Smith on Jul 27th 2022
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