Work : Serenade for 2 Bb clarinets, Op. 131
Composer : Michael Kibbe http://www.michaelkibbe.com/bio/index.html
Difficulty Ranking : IV
Publisher : Woodwindiana, Inc.
Year Published : 1999
Dedication : Howard Klug (Premiered by Klug and Jozsef Balogh at the Israel Clarinet Festival on July 21, 1998)
Instrumentation : 2 Bb clarinets
Potential Pedagogical Applications : Learning various musical dance styles, intonation (interval, octave, unison), articulation matching, phrase handoffs
Sample Recording : http://store.woodwindiana.com/mikiseop131.html
Where to Purchase Sheet Music : http://store.woodwindiana.com/mikiseop131.html
Annotation: Written in seven brief movements, the goal of this work according to the composer is to provide the performs with a work that is fun to play and that can also grab the attention of the audience. Each of the movements features a dance style from a different culture. The composer also expresses that the movements can be rearranged should the performers decide to do so. The work in its entirety is roughly 16 minutes in length.
