Duet for Clarinet and Percussion

Ashot Kartalyan

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 15:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

I. Vivace
II. Allegro Moderato
III. Allegro Animato
IV. Andante Moderato
V. Presto

Instrumentation

Multiple Percussion: Marimba, Vibraphone, Bongos, 2 Concert Toms, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Sus. Cymbal
Clarinet

Program Notes

Ashot is a graduate of Lark Conservatory with diplomas in piano performance and composition. At the age of 12, he began studying at Lark under the tutelage of his father, composer and jazz pianist, Artashes Kartalyan and became the first composition graduate at Lark.

In 2009, Kartalyan received a Bachelors in Music in Composition at the California State University of Northridge (CSUN). He has traveled to Europe, Asia, North America, and various other places, performing with his father at different venues. Kartalyan is credited with a number of compositions written for various instrumental ensembles. Ashot also devotes his time to Lark Conservatory, leading ensemble classes and teaching future musicians Music Theory and Harmony.

Duet for Clarinet and Percussion was written for and premiered at the 10th Anniversary Season of the Dilijan Series. The Dilijan Series features a remarkable lineup of universally admired artists of international reputation, such as violinists Ani and Ida Kavafian, violists Kim Kashkashian and Paul Coletti, cellists Clive Greensmith and Antonio Lysy, percussionist Kuniko Kato, soprano Tony Arnold, and clarinetist Michele Zukovsky, among others. In celebration of its anniversary, the Dilijan Series have commissioned ten new works, to be premiered throughout the season. Among the commissioned composers are the established Armenian masters, such as Tigran Mansurian, Ashot Zohrabian, Vache Sharafyan, Artur Avanesov, as well as young talented composers Ashot Kartalyan, Daniel Sedgwick, Aram Hovhannisyan, Kristapor Najarian, and Martin Ulikhanyan. Written jointly with John Psathas, the piece is dedicated to the centennial commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Duet for Clarinet and Percussion - Multiple Percussion, Clarinet