CLARINET QUARTET no 1

The five-movement work for four clarinets requires two of the players to double on bass clarinet, although only one of the parts requires an extended-range instrument.

For the Prologue, all four players are on Bb-clarinet. In the Allegro which follows, one clarinetist switches to bass.

The lovely Lento Lamentosocomes next, with a second player moving to bass. This instrumentation - two clarinets, two bass clarinets - is continued for the remaining two movements, a Scherzo mecanico and an effective Fugato.