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Duration: 15'
This piece is the tenth in my series of sonatas for clarinets and piano (following alto clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, basset horn, Ab clarinet, contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, Eb clarinet, A clarinet, and Bb clarinet), in an effort to expand the serious professional repertoire for all clarinets.
Although I have explored the small repertoires of various auxiliary clarinets, D clarinet has to be one of the smallest solo repertoires I've ever come across. It does have some place in the orchestral canon (including significant parts in Till Eulenspiegel, Rite of Spring, several Mahler symphonies, and more!), but the solo repertoire consists of the six Baroque Molter concerti and a few modern pieces. Going into writing this sonata, I had a general sense that I wanted a ragtime influence, and ended up exploring various textures of stride piano.