for Kathleen Patrick C. Brandon TWELVE MINIATURES FOR SOLO CLARINET 1, FANFARE A bold tone and clear rhythmic articulation should be considered far more important than a great speed. snare bs —— vo geese gees sees Tl pretete GGempre cresc:) z poco pid mosso Se (pocd accel.) (poco rit.) ©1982 ¢ Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. ee eee Lo ‘Alle rechtevorbhalon2, AIR ‘The player is invited to interpret this piece freely, paying particular attention to the ‘dynamics and expressive shaping of phrases. Quite slow gue 3 p> Pid Lento ‘Tempo primo § Se aie be oie Aye Pr ee ite ee x ieee ete eee 3 ane ti = rit, ¢ dim. al Fine . __ ten. 5 iz ; = ——S = © . a = SS ie SH eee oid ae Eid SE © 1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. ‘The Bury, Church Street, Chesham, Bucks LD 6m3. POLKA The required effect of exaggerated satire may be achieved by strict adherence to dynamic markings and a confident attitude towards the playing of “wrong notes”. Tempo di Polka £ aoe PR e = ©1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. The Bury, Church Street, Chesham, Bucks Lp 6m——— ere pp | Sf P= crese. ed accel. al fine 2 =I $5fenar | < Et bere = LD 6744, RAG Plenty of dynamic variation and a precise, unhurried rhythm will help produce the sophisticated mood required of ragtime music. 4 ¥ 4 a Qe er co ee freee ite ©1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. The Bury, Church Street, Chesham, Bucks LD om5. ORIENTALE Shape the phrases by leaning on the first beat, giving precise attention to all articulation marks. Try to hear the suggested harmonies throughout. Flowing gently = = oss ee AS be a ee ee 4 = state i =} @ tempo a tempo Poco pitt lento == = MES es a= ql poco rit Tempo primo all. i =e 1 rall. al fine ©1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. ‘The Bury, Church Street, Chesham, Bucks, LD 676. JIG A bouncy, two-in-the-bar feel is vital to the character of this piece. The player should be aware that a deliberately “breathless” effect will emerge towards the end. Jig time — = a tempo} = PP te he a ©1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. “The Bury. Church Street, Chesham, Bucks Loom7. BLUES Aim at the smooth, lyrical flow of the blues, with a certain fluidity of rhythm and pitch, especially at “slower”. Make the dialogue between the two registers distinct, through dynamic variation. Slow and soulful (42 = rubato ae in tempo A (eeeipeet eee = Gre = all rit, al fine oS ©1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. Loom10 8. LATINIQUE When you first try this, play slowly, counting eight in a bar, and articulate the changing quaver groupings. Keep the quavers steady and avoid any tendency to turn them into triplets. Moderate speed + orese. ote meno subito gy (ome prima) —_— — “ ; = 3 === =e a = oe ote be zs pil forte + - - ee — meno + Seal cresc. al fine eee © 1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. TThe Bury, Church Street, Chesham, Bucks Lp 67u 9. PASTORALE This should be like a shepherd idling away the lonely hours with a primitive flute. There is no need to worry about the speed of the grace notes, which should be played on the beat. indicates a note of approximate pitch obtained through an unconventional cross- fingering, which usually involves moving one finger only. Slow, Poco rubato = = pid forte ao ‘quasi echo: lontano © 1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. The Bury; Church Steet, Chesham, Bucs Loom10. JUMP This piece requires dynamic contrast, rhythmic precision and clear distinction between the two “voices”. It should not be rushed. With swing (JJ=J 0) to be SS w = $ $ Svat] ©1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. “The Bury, Chute Suret, Chesar, Bucks, LonB 11. WALTZ The effect of this piece is intended to be like an old, wheezy fairground organ, with several malfunctioning notes, some of which require playing in specific ways, as explained in the footnotes. b= slightly flat (through lip-tension) Not too slow, but unsteady ¢ J = approx. 72) = Z 7 WE nN yeh be a ied ibrar fecsly ib faably i. A 1 £ . 7 E ZS fpny ™ fored fcty Jeebly feebly mfjectly nat feebly nat. forced = Z =e G2 forced nat. he 2% forced he nat. Sf mf feebly feebly feebly feebly a 1 1 nat. S mf fely 2 {forced feebly forced S mf nat. ci nat. Secbly feebly forced ae Se poco crese, Wo man feeb fF my . fmf febly ™ Br pew oen F LS ape; Lf feby poco accel. al fine — ad lib, p ae a =] zr es [smear] (The vibrato is rit. e cresc. ad lib. 10 become wider no and more rapid, S= Speaker-tey depressed. ending rageedly.) ‘T= Thomb-hole closed on is sa Bic fingering ie stinger of Th D cat tant ene et Ley By Lt é 1 é pe Shiv sy wing 2nd and 7s 1 Dw de angen at 82. ops ones (ie, normal Emr +5, Sogetag y mes) Plan F) ©1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. ‘The Bury, Church Street, Chesham, Bucks Loom1B 11. WALTZ The effect of this piece is intended to be like an old, wheezy fairground organ, with several malfunctioning notes, some of which require playing in specific ways, as explained in the footnotes. b= slightly flat (through lip-tension) Not too slow, but unsteady ( 4 = approx. 72) Ze Poi, forced ey fim ™ forced feebly mety nat SF Miectly ™ Sore jorced : # 94 ~~ + oc 2 = # e = = Joel aoe er =: beso forced big nat. Sf ~~ __molto feebly feebly feebly a 3 7 Sforced feebly forced mf nat. nat. mf feebly 2 ie St S mf feb) BR nat: ‘feeble feebly forced a : - te ew, , =p pow fe peer = SSS eyes SSeS a 2 A Ol be, fmf feebly ™ feebly P feebly feebly_3 ‘poco accel. al on = ad fib. a £ == el + 2 [smear] (The vibrato is rit, e cresc. ad lib. —t0 become wider a and more rapid, S= Speaker-tey depressed, ending raggedly.) T+ Thumb-hole closed én 4) SA A. Basic fingering is Ist finger of B L TB D each band — tremolo effec is La, B Le. c 1 c F/0 achieved by tiling 2nd and 3ed 2a, 1 D 1m 1/0 fingers of RH. (together) on keys 3a (is, norma Band F. Si F fingering 2 say eat) F RH. FH © 1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. ‘The Burs, Church Street, Chesham, Bucks Loom4 12. FINALE—GROUND This finale makes many references to previous movements, the characters of which should be recalled. Take care to bring out the “ground”, the full statement of which is first heard at “Not too fast”. In the last three bars the footnotes to No. 1 apply, Freely, but quite fast af eres. HOLE Quite fast oes ~ poco f Not too fast (4 =92) © 1982 G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. ‘The Bury, Church Street, Cheshars, Bucs LDomi) % poco accel. f Poco pid mosso Poco meno cresc. poco a poco 3 Fee | Peat x7 Be poco meno = (accel.) molto accel. 3, 3 eee v3 $a aes SS resc. (accel.) po poco rit. molto eresc. 4 Quite slow Poco pit lento a te; —~ 1 2 = IS SX inf forced feebly nat, © S (poe) bel S vibrato v mpfeebly molto molto it Proce nd pre br LD 6m Hates & Co. Lad, Ame, Bass End