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The South African Clarinet Concerto an Examination of the Clarinet Concerto Genre Within the South African Context The South African Clarinet Concerto An Examination of the Clarinet Concerto Genre within the South African Context Town Cape of BY Justin Munro Carter CRTJUS001 A minor dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Music University South African College of Music Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town January 2014 SUPERVISOR Emeritus Professor James May The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgementTown of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only. Cape Published by the University ofof Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University The financial assistance of the National Research Foundation (NRF) towards this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at, are those of the author and are not necessarily to be attributed to the NRF. Copyright © 2014 Justin Carter and The University of Cape Town. All rights reserved. ii DECLARATION I, Justin Munro Carter, hereby certify that this dissertation is my own work; that all references are accurately reported and that this dissertation has not been previously submitted in whole, or in part, for the award of any degree. Justin Munro Carter JANUARY 2014 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank the composers for their assistance in obtaining scores and for their time, input and interest in my research, especially those that I was able to interview personally. I too would like to thank Julie and Shaheema at the SACM Music Library for their help in locating scores and previously written theses. My gratitude and thanks to my supervisor, Emeritus Prof. James May, for his help and insight. A special thank you to Chad for his support, as well as all his help regarding styling and layout and for editing my work. Finally I am most grateful to the NRF and UCT for their financial assistance towards this degree. iv ABSTRACT In exploring the South African Clarinet Concerto, this discourse focusses on nine pieces that have been written within this genre and within the South African context. With this in mind, the aim is to look at each of these works, and then examine them from their points of origin, through to their stylistic conception and their musical characterisation. Up to this point, there has been very little discourse, almost none in fact, that has focussed on this genre within the South African Classical music domain, and as such this research hopes to break some ground by taking this broad look at the clarinet concerto genre from a local standpoint. While at the same time bringing insights and reflections upon these pieces from the composer’s points of view, and then commenting and analysing the formal structure and harmonic language they contain. Ultimately, by examining all the sides of this musical story, and by keeping in mind the historical context and more in-depth examinations of the solo clarinet parts, this aspiringly ground-breaking discussion looks towards highlighting what amounts to a much under- valued genre within South African Music. v TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration ................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... iv Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... v List of Musical Examples ............................................................................................................ ix 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Allan Stephenson Concertino Pastorale for Clarinet and Small Orchestra ...................... 2 2.1 Details ............................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Biography ....................................................................................................................... 2 2.3 History and Genesis of the Work ................................................................................. 3 2.3.1 Background history ............................................................................................... 3 2.3.2 Premiere performance and recording .................................................................. 5 2.4 Instrumentation ............................................................................................................ 5 2.5 Analysis of the work ...................................................................................................... 7 2.5.1 First movement ...................................................................................................... 7 2.5.2 Second movement................................................................................................. 11 2.5.3 Third movement .................................................................................................. 13 2.6 Technical observations ................................................................................................ 15 2.7 Other significant works featuring the clarinet .......................................................... 15 2.7.1 Divertimento ........................................................................................................ 16 2.7.2 Little Piece for Rachel .......................................................................................... 16 2.7.3 Miniature Quartet ................................................................................................ 16 3. Peter Klatzow Concerto for Clarinet and Small Orchestra ............................................... 17 3.1 Details .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Biography ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.3 History and genesis of the work ................................................................................. 18 3.4 Instrumentation .......................................................................................................... 19 3.5 Analysis of the work ....................................................................................................20 3.5.1 First movement ....................................................................................................20 3.5.2 Second movement................................................................................................ 23 3.5.3 Third movement .................................................................................................. 24 3.5.4 Fourth movement ................................................................................................ 25 3.6 Technical Observations ............................................................................................... 26 3.7 Other significant works featuring the clarinet .......................................................... 26 3.7.1 Chamber Concerto for 7 ...................................................................................... 27 3.7.2 Variations on a theme of Bela Bartók ................................................................. 27 3.7.3 Trio for clarinet, violoncello and piano .............................................................. 27 3.7.4 Sonata for clarinet and piano .............................................................................. 28 vi 4. Thomas Rajna Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra ....................................................... 29 4.1 Details .......................................................................................................................... 29 4.2 Biography ..................................................................................................................... 29 4.3 History and genesis of the work ................................................................................. 30 4.4 Instrumentation .......................................................................................................... 31 4.5 Analysis of structure, harmony and motifs ............................................................... 33 4.5.1 Section One .......................................................................................................... 33 4.5.2 Section Two .......................................................................................................... 35 4.5.3 Section Three ....................................................................................................... 36 4.5.4 Section Four ......................................................................................................... 36 4.5.5 Section Five .......................................................................................................... 37 4.5.6 Section Six ............................................................................................................ 38 4.5.7 Section Seven ....................................................................................................... 38 4.5.8 Section Eight .......................................................................................................
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