Op. 35 – Three Rags
Clarinet Quartet (3 clarinets, bass clarinet)
Op. 35 – Three Rags score page 1- Op. 35 – Three Rags score page 2
Op. 35 – Three Rags sound clip 1 – 1. Old Peculiar- Op. 35 – Three Rags sound clip 2 – 2. CSMA Rag
- Sound Clip: CSMA Clarinet Ensemble
- Composed: 2001/2002
- Time: ca. 10 minutes
- Price: score and parts – $35.00
- Price: Old Peculiar – $8.00
- Price: CSMA Rag – $10.00
- Price: Long Ago Rag – $10.00
- Old Peculiar (2001)
- CSMA Rag (2002)
- Long Ago Rag (2002)
In an effort to find entertaining material for the clarinet ensemble I direct at the Community School of Music and Arts in Ithaca, I decided to write a series of ragtime pieces. Old Peculiar and Long Ago Rag follow the example of the classic Scott Joplin rag, with only the occasional slight harmonic peculiarity
. The CSMA Rag, named after the Community School of Music and Arts, is more self-consciously sophisticated. The letters CSMA are translated directly into notes, S standing for Es, the German for E flat, and M standing for Mi, the French for E natural. Thus, C-E flat-E-A is the principal motive of the piece.
