Concerto for Clarinet

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Concerto for Clarinet is a celebrated jazz-influenced clarinet composition by bandleader and virtuoso clarinetist Artie Shaw, renowned for its virtuosic solo passages and swing-era style.

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instanceOf clarinet concerto ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
associatedWith American popular music of the 20th century ⓘ
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra ⓘ
big band era ⓘ
composer Artie Shaw ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Artie Shaw’s own band performances ⓘ
era swing era ⓘ
famousFor combining jazz improvisation with concerto structure ⓘ
showcasing Artie Shaw’s technical skill ⓘ
firstPerformer Artie Shaw and His Orchestra ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
hasKeyFeatures glissandi ⓘ
high tessitura ending ⓘ
rapid runs ⓘ
wide range leaps ⓘ
hasPart final high-register clarinet passage ⓘ
improvisatory clarinet cadenza ⓘ
opening orchestral introduction ⓘ
swing section ⓘ
hasReception celebrated as a showpiece for clarinet ⓘ
regarded as a classic of swing-era clarinet repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy classical concerto form ⓘ
swing jazz ⓘ
instrumentation clarinet and orchestra ⓘ
intendedPerformer virtuoso clarinetist ⓘ
mainInstrument clarinet ⓘ
notableFeature extended clarinet cadenza ⓘ
jazz-influenced classical form ⓘ
virtuosic clarinet solo passages ⓘ
orchestration big band ⓘ
jazz orchestra ⓘ
originalLanguage instrumental ⓘ
performer Artie Shaw ⓘ
primarySoloInstrument clarinet ⓘ
structure single-movement concerto ⓘ
style swing era ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext concert performance ⓘ
jazz festival ⓘ
workType concerto ⓘ

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Artie Shaw → notableWork → Concerto for Clarinet ⓘ
Arthur Jacob Arshawsky → notableWork → Concerto for Clarinet ⓘ