Work : Sonate in Es-dur für zwei Klarinetten
Composer : Robert Stark http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3491812279/stark-robert.html
Difficulty Ranking : III
Publisher : Amadeus Verlag
Year Published : 1994
Instrumentation : 2 Bb Clarinets
Potential Pedagogical Applications : Intonation (interval, unison, octave), articulation and phrase matching, ensemble mechanics, fast repeated articulated notes, duple against triple, metric shifts between duple and triple meters
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Annotation : Another well-known clarinetist composer, Robert Stark composed many works for clarinet, including a widely used method. This sonata for two clarinets is one of several works for clarinet ensemble written by Stark. Written in four movements, the writing challenges both parts equally. Though the range extends to G4, it does not stay in the altissimo for much time overall. The fast articulated notes, a concept Stark wrote to address in his method book, Arpeggio and Staccato Studies, are one of the most frequently appearing and most challenging aspects of this duo.
