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Clarinet and Piano / ca. 5:30 / 2007 / Reflectively q=69, Faster q=100
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Composed in 2007, Sonnet #5, was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music for specific poems chosen by Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the Solo Clarinet, the poem assigned was Sonnet #5 by William Shakespeare. (Read more)​
Clarinet and Piano / ca. 3:50 / 2007 / Freely
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Composed in 2007, A White Mist Drifts was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music for specific poems chosen by Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the Solo Oboe, the poem assigned was La Mer by Oscar Wilde. (Read more)​
Clarinet (Unaccompanied) / ca. 6:00 / (2007) / With a gentle flow q=128
Composed in 2007, O Captain! My Captain!, was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music for specific poems chosen by Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the Solo Trumpet, the poem assigned was O Captain! My Captain!, by Walt Whitman. (Read more)
Clarinet and Piano / ca. 2:40 / (2007) / With energy and conviction q.=80
Composed in 2007, If, was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music for specific poems chosen by
Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the original Solo Trombone, the poem assigned was If by Rudyard Kipling. (Read more)
Clarinet (Unaccompanied) / ca. 2:00/ (2007) / Slancio q=105
​​Composed in 2007, On The Cackling of a Hen, was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music for specific poems chosen by Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the Solo Bassoon, the poem assigned was On The Cackling of a Hen by John Bunyan. (Read more)
Clarinet and Piano / ca. 9:20 / Six Movements
​​Scenes from West Yellowstone was composed between June 10-12, 2017, while on a solo fly fishing and camping trip at Indian Creek Campground, West Yellowstone, Wyoming. This work was composed to be playable by each of the instruments of the Band and Orchestral families. The solo melodic material uses only the notes of a one-octave major scale, yet each movement intentionally increases in technical demands of the player. Each movement is reflective of actual encounters while on vacation in Yellowstone Park. (Read more)
Bass Clarinet and Piano / ca. 9:20 / Six Movements
​​Scenes from West Yellowstone was composed between June 10-12, 2017, while on a solo fly fishing and camping trip at Indian Creek Campground, West Yellowstone, Wyoming. This work was composed to be playable by each of the instruments of the Band and Orchestral families. The solo melodic material uses only the notes of a one-octave major scale, yet each movement intentionally increases in technical demands of the player. Each movement is reflective of actual encounters while on vacation in Yellowstone Park. (Read more)
Clarinet and Piano / ca. 3:10 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
Flute, Clarinet, and Piano / ca. 3:20 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
2 Clarinets, and Piano / ca. 3:20 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, and Piano / ca. 3:20 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
Clarinet, English Horn, and Piano / ca. 3:20 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano / ca. 3:10 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
Clarinet, Viola, and Piano / ca. 3:20 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
Clarinet, Cello, and Piano / ca. 3:10 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)