Work : Two Grand Duets in the Style of Studies


Composer : Ernesto Cavallini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Cavallini


Difficulty Ranking : IV


Publisher : Cundy-Bettoney Co.


Year Published : 1970


Instrumentation : 2 Bb Clarinets


Potential Pedagogical Applications : Intonation (interval, unison, octave), articulation and phrase matching, ensemble mechanics, wide leaps, fast articulated passages, expansive range to G4


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Annotation : Compositions by clarinet virtuoso Ernesto Cavallini are known for their technically demanding writing. Cavallini was highly attuned to the instruments capabilities and as such, did as much as he could to display them in his works, such as these study duets. The two parts are equal in demand, requires agile fingers and fast articulation. There are three movements in each duo, and similar to the duos of Bouffil, they follow the fast-slow-fast movement structure. The writing expands to G4 in both parts, and the composer frequently employs wide leaps that move from notes in the altissimo register to notes in the chalumeau or vice versa.