Rearrangement for violin of the work for clarinet and piano opus 407

Commissioned by: Madeleine Mitchell Duration: 14 mins

Movements

• 1: Jazz Waltz A transcription of Jazz Waltz from 'Dances for two pianos'
• 2: Swallows Theme composed for a film of Oscar Wilde's 'The Happy Prince'
• 3: Music Box Theme composed for the film 'The Changeling'
• 4: Dulcibella The theme for the film 'The Riddle of the Sands'
• 5: Romance A theme composed for the film 'Agatha'
• 6: Gentlefolk A theme composed for a BBC 'Play of the Month'

Notes

Composer's note: The pieces were arranged for clarinet at the request of Thea King in 1990, but were not performed by her until 2006 in a lovely concert of woodwind music at Sir Vernon Ellis’s Kensington concert room.