**Work** : Clownery for Clarinets 
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**Composer** : Harry Stalpers 
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**Difficulty Ranking** : [[v|V]]
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**Publisher**: Alry Publications [[http://www.alrypublications.com/]] and Metropolis Music Publishers
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**Dedication**: Clarinet Choir Walter Boeykens
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**Year Written** : quartet version by composer 1997; original for clarinet choir (1984)
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**Instrumentation** : 3 Bb Clarinets & Bass Clarinet
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**Potential Pedagogical Applications** : Intonation (interval, unison, octave), articulation matching,
ensemble mechanics (cuing), phrase matching, solo passages, frequent tempo transitions,
uncommon meters and frequent metric shifts
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**Sample Recording** : [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qYc_JzhKJg]]
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**Where to Purchase Sheet Music** : [[http://www.alrypublications.com/stalpers-clownery-for-clarinets-clarinet-quartet/]]
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**Annotation** : This work was originally written for clarinet choir and the composer created this
version for the Flanders Clarinet Quartet Collection. In effort to create the atmosphere and mood
of clowns, the composer uses frequent tempo and mood changes with odd metric writing. The
work never quite settles in one particular mood. These swift changes are hard to sell, but when
done well, the make the work come alive with character. The range of the Bb clarinet extends to
A 4 and the bass clarinet extends down to C1.
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