| ID | D5F5119D-8A6D-40A8-AF61-7FDB342787C3 |
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| Titlecode | X131008 |
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| Title Name | Central Park Variations |
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| Marketing Copy | David Shifrin asked the composer to write a "jazz piece" for clarinet and piano, resulting in the idea to notate as exactly as possible a group of quasi-improvisational figures in the idiom of Afro-American music. Central Park Variations is almost two pieces in one--on one hand the structure is based on a traditional twelve-bar blues, but it could also very well be a chaconne in D minor. In Lalo Schifrin's words, the variations ultimately show "that jazz is a very rigorous discipline which allows certain freedom within fixed parameteres, while the so-called "serious" music can also be fun." |
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| Instrumentation | Clarinet, Piano |
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| Commission | (not set) |
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| Dedication | (not set) |
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| Program Notes | David Shifrin asked me to write a "jazz piece" for clarinet and piano and I was seduced by the thought of trying to notate as exactly as possible a group of quasi-improvisational figures in the idiom of Afro-American music. Central Park Variations is almost two pieces in one since everything is in the ear of the beholder. On one hand the structure is based on a traditional twelve-bar blues. But it could also very well be a chaconne in D minor. Anyway, this experience has only confirmed my suspicion that jazz is a very rigorous discipline which allows certain freedom within fixed parameteres, while the so-called "serious" music can be fun (and games). --Lalo Schifrin |
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| Title Brand | 2 |
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| Year Composed | 1984 |
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| Copyright Number | (not set) |
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| Copyright Year | (not set) |
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| Duration | 6 |
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| Ensemble Size | 2 |
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| Date Created | 2008-10-31 20:31:50.000000 |
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| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:31:50 |
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| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
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| Bsc Code | (not set) |
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| Text Author | (not set) |
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| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
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| Recording Credits | Recorded by David Shifrin and Andre-Michel Schub, Aleph Records CD 037. |
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| Review | David Shifrin asked the composer to write a "jazz piece" for clarinet and piano, resulting in the idea to notate as exactly as possible a group of quasi-improvisational figures in the idiom of Afro-American music. Central Park Variations is almost two pieces in one--on one hand the structure is based on a traditional twelve-bar blues, but it could also very well be a chaconne in D minor. In Lalo Schifrin's words, the variations ultimately show "that jazz is a very rigorous discipline which allows certain freedom within fixed parameteres, while the so-called "serious" music can also be fun." |
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| Awards | (not set) |
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| Title Category | 13 |
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| Title Movements | (not set) |
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| Title Grade | (not set) |
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| Set Series ID | (not set) |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | Clarinet |
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| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
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| Title Sub Category | 99 |
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| Title Instrument Header | 90 |
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| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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| Clean Url | central-park-variations-x131008 |
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