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SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD AND THE CLARINET: A PERFORMER’S GUIDE TO THE CLARINET WORKS OF MALCOLM ARNOLD

Chair, Siu Chung

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Title
SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD AND THE CLARINET: A PERFORMER’S GUIDE TO THE CLARINET WORKS OF MALCOLM ARNOLD
Author(s)
Chair, Siu Chung
Issue Date
2017
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Associate Professor J. David Harris
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Associate Professor J. David Harris
Committee Member(s)
  • Associate Professor Timothy McGovern
  • Professor Stephen Peterson
  • Professor Stephen Taylor
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • music
  • clarinet
  • malcolm
  • arnold
Language
en
Abstract
While Sir Malcolm Arnold is widely celebrated as a film score and symphonic composer, his wide range of instrumental solo works are relatively unknown to many. In fact, Arnold’s clarinet works were created in close affiliation with two of the most well-known clarinetists, Frederick Thurston and Benny Goodman. In order to explore Arnold’s contribution to the clarinet repertoire, this thesis will examine all of the composer’s clarinet works: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 (1948), Clarinet Sonatina (1951), Fantasy for Clarinet (1965) and Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (1974). Also, in the hope of promoting awareness and performance of these works, this document will provide background information, theoretical and performance suggestions. One of the unique features about this project is that these four works disperse from the early years to the mature period of Arnold’s career. Through comparisons, we would also be able to identify some unifying stylistic traits of the composer throughout these works at the end of this project.
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