5FECAB63-E914-475A-8A45-AE8A74CC58B7
| ID | 5FECAB63-E914-475A-8A45-AE8A74CC58B7 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | A729402 |
| Title Name | Caribbean Suite: Havana Moon for Clarinet Choir and Percussion |
| Marketing Copy | Part of the CARIBBEAN SUITE, "Havana Moon" was written in 1955 by Alfred Reed (1921-2005) during the rising popularity of the clarinet choir as an ensemble among music educators around the United States. The first original work for clarinet choir and percussion, Reed remarked that its initial success was, in large part, due to the developments made in the low-register clarinet family members at the time. "Havana Moon" remains a standard in the clarinet choir repertoire. If a contrabass clarinet is unavailable, a substitute part for string bass or bassoon is also included. |
| Instrumentation | Clarinet Choir: 3 Cl, ACl, BCl, CBCl (sub StrBs or Bsn), and Perc(2) |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | American composer Alfred Reed, was born in New York and began his musical studies at age ten. He served as associate conductor of the 529th Army Air Corps Band in Colorado during World War II. After the war’s end, in 1946 Reed moved back to New York and attended the Juilliard School of Music where he studied with composer Vittorio Giannini at the Juilliard School before becoming a staff composer and arranger for NBC and then ABC. In 1953 he became the conductor of the Baylor University Symphony Orchestra, where he simultaneously continued his education, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1955 and his master’s degree in 1956. It was during this time that the clarinet choir was rising in popularity as an ensemble among music educators around the United States. The first original work for clarinet choir and percussion, “Havana Moon” was printed in 1955 and is now a standard in the clarinet choir repertoire. When it was initially published, Reed remarked that its success was in large part to the developments made in the low-register clarinet family members at the time. The composer revealed in his score the following regarding the bourgeoning repertoire for clarinet choir: With the development of the B-flat Contra-Bass Clarinet, as well as the improvement of the E-flat Alto and B-flat Bass Clarinets by the G. LeBlanc Instrument Corporation, the Fully Balanced Clarinet Choir, at last, becomes a practical reality We now have the pure, basic tone for the Band as a complete section in itself, capable of being detached from the Orchestra as a whole, and playing its own literature. The publication of the Caribbean Suite for clarinet choir marks the first step in the development of a literature for the Band that small stand in the same relationship to it as the String Orchestra literature to the symphonic Orchestra. - The President's Own (Marine Clarinet Choir), 8/12/2020. |
| Title Brand | 1 |
| Year Composed | 1955 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 3 |
| Ensemble Size | 13 |
| Date Created | 2022-02-18 20:13:59.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:13:59 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
| Bsc Code | MUS037140 |
| Text Author | (not set) |
| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
| Recording Credits | (not set) |
| Review | (not set) |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 13 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
| Title Grade | (not set) |
| Set Series ID | B7A5EC56-986A-40CA-491B-08DB00B0FAFD |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Clarinet |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 19 |
| Title Instrument Header | 90 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
| Clean Url | caribbean-suite-havana-moon-for-clarinet-choir-and-percussion-a729402 |