Le Tombeau de Ravel: Valse-Caprices
Composer: Arthur Benjamin
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
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This edition consists of a piano score and solo clarinet part.
Arthur Leslie Benjamin (1893 – 1960) was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher. Le Tombeau de Ravel was written in 1957 for viola and piano, for violist William Primrose. Benjamin thereafter requested that clarinettist Gervase de Peyer adapt the solo part for clarinet. As noted by the composer in the preface: "So as to make the work characteristic of either the Clarinet or Viola, it will be noticed that there are many differences (in the passage work especially) between the two. Thus it cannot be said that either is a transcription of the other." It was first performed by de Peyer in 1957 or 1958 at the Wigmore Hall in London, England. This Boosey & Hawkes edition was published in 1958.
The work is in variation form, with six waltzes presenting a brilliant, varied palette of moods. As its title indicates, there are recollections of composer Maurice Ravel, particularly through its harmony and rhythmic effects.
Quick facts
Range: highest pitch = written F♯6
Key signature: 1♯, 2♯, 5♯, 6♯, 2♭
Time signature: 3/4Le Tombeau de Ravel provides challenges with some tricky passagework, repeated staccatos, and wide dynamic range. There are very few pauses in the clarinet part, so strong endurance is needed. A general analysis of the work can be found in Albert Rice's book, Notes for Clarinetists: A Guide to the Repertoire.
There are a few issues with the clarinet part that need correcting, as noted by de Peyer:
1. measure 146 (rehearsal no. 7 in Waltz 2: Presto, volante): last two eighth notes should be written A♯3 and B3, not C4 and C♯4
2. measure 469 (two measures before rehearsal no. 22 in Waltz 6: Lento, intimo): beat two, third sixteenth-note should be a written E5, not F♯5 (de Peyer's preference, as written by the composer in one of his manuscripts)
3. measure 522 (rehearsal no. 24 in the Finale): third eighth note should be F♯6, not an E♯6 (de Peyer's preference, as written by the composer in one of his manuscripts)The score is in concert pitch, and contains both clarinet and viola solo lines.
This edition doesn't have bar numbers for each line, but you can get them right here. -
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Pages: 8
Pages (score): 28
Publisher Code: M060012914
UPC: 073999682311
ISBN:
ISMN: 9790060012914
Length: 30.2 cm
Width: 23.2 cm
Thickness: 0.367 cm
Weight: 176 g
