Work : Clarinet Quartet #2
Composer : Michael Kibbe http://www.michaelkibbe.com/bio/index.html
Difficulty Ranking : V
Publisher: Needham Publishing Corporation
Year Published : 1982
Instrumentation : 3 Bb Clarinets and Bass Clarinet
Potential Pedagogical Applications : Articulation matching, five against four, part independence, intonation (octave, unison, and chordal), uncommon meters (five-eight, seven-eight)
Sample Recording : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZgB1QqrxUA
Where to Purchase Sheet Music : http://store.woodwindiana.com/mikiquno23bb.html
Annotation: As one of Kibbe’s more challenging works for clarinet ensemble, this quartet requires each ensemble member to have confidence in his or her part. The mixed meter writing, fast articulated passages, and heavily chromatic writing will require practice on both individual and ensemble levels. There are four movements in all, each lasting between 2’30” and 3’30”.
