Clarinet Concerto No. 2

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Clarinet Concerto No. 2 is a 1974 concerto for clarinet and orchestra by British composer Malcolm Arnold, known for its virtuosic writing, jazzy elements, and playful, sometimes eccentric character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clarinet concerto ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115 ⓘ
Second Clarinet Concerto ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 115 ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 20th century ⓘ
composer Malcolm Arnold ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1974 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Benny Goodman ⓘ
dedicationContext written for jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman ⓘ
features extended clarinet technique ⓘ
humorous effects ⓘ
jazz-influenced passages ⓘ
follows Clarinet Concerto No. 1 ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
hasCharacteristic contrasting lyrical middle movement ⓘ
dance-like finale ⓘ
showpiece for clarinet ⓘ
strong rhythmic drive ⓘ
hasKey A major (overall tonal center, with contrasts) ⓘ
influencedBy jazz ⓘ
popular music idioms ⓘ
instrumentation clarinet and orchestra ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement Alla polacca ⓘ
Allegro vivace ⓘ
Lento ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra ⓘ
partOf Malcolm Arnold’s orchestral works ⓘ
period modern classical ⓘ
publisher Faber Music ⓘ
soloInstrument clarinet ⓘ
style eccentric character ⓘ
jazzy elements ⓘ
playful character ⓘ
virtuosic ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 20 minutes ⓘ
uses orchestral accompaniment ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput second clarinet concerto by Malcolm Arnold ⓘ
writtenFor solo clarinetist ⓘ
year 1974 ⓘ

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Malcolm Arnold → notableWork → Clarinet Concerto No. 2 ⓘ
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 → alsoKnownAs → Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115 ⓘ
linked to: Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 → alsoKnownAs → Second Clarinet Concerto ⓘ
linked to: Clarinet Concerto No. 2