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DESCRIPTION:FSU’s Department of Music Presents Dr. Mark Gallagher in Facu
 lty Artist Series Concert\n\nFrostburg State University’s Department of 
 Music will present clarinetist Dr. Mark Gallagher in a Faculty Artist Seri
 es concert on Sunday\, Dec. 1\, at 7 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FS
 U’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. He will be accompanied by
  pianist Dr. Jay DeWire. The concert is free and open to the public. This 
 event will also be livestreamed\; click the “Join Stream” button on th
 is page a few minutes before the recital is scheduled to begin\, or any ti
 me during the recital\, to view the live performance.\n\nThe program will 
 consist of “Allegro\,” “Adagio cantabile” and “Rondo\, Allegrett
 o non troppo” from “Sonata No. 3 in E-flat Major for Clarinet and Pian
 o” by Francois Devienne\; “Variations for Clarinet and Piano on a Them
 e From ‘Silvanna\,’ Op. 33” by Carl Maria von Weber\; “Sonatina fo
 r Solo Clarinet\, Op. 27” by Miklos Rozsa\; and “Allegro appassionato\
 ,” “Andante un poco Adagio\,” “Allegretto grazioso” and “Vivac
 e” from “Sonata No. 1 in F Minor for Clarinet and Piano\, Op. 120\, No
 . 1” by Johannes Brahms.\n\nAlthough Devienne’s principal instruments 
 were the flute and the bassoon\, he became familiar with the clarinet earl
 y in his career. Fascinated by the romanticism of his time\, Devienne saw 
 ample opportunities for expression through the clarinet’s impressive spe
 ctrum of range and dynamic. His sonatas for the clarinet\, originally titl
 ed “Sonates pour clarinette et accompagnement de basse\,” are adapted 
 from his own flute sonatas\, Opp. 58 and 68. The clarinet sonatas display 
 Devienne’s great ease of writing as well as his uniquely creative melodi
 c lines. They encompass all forms and styles available in his time\, rangi
 ng from the older\, more structured Baroque style of sonata to the more fl
 exible and improvisatory form of theme and variations and represent the un
 rivaled charm and elegance of classical sonatas for the clarinet.\n\nWeber
 ’s compositions for clarinet\, bassoon and horn occupy an important plac
 e in the musical repertoire. His compositions for the clarinet\, which inc
 lude two concertos\, a concertino\, a quintet\, a duo concertante and “V
 ariations for Clarinet and Piano on a Theme” (1811) from his mature oper
 a “Silvana” (1810)\, are regularly performed today. “Silvana” had 
 a major impact on subsequent German composers\, including Marschner\, Meye
 rbeer and Wagner.\n\n“Sonatina for Solo Clarinet” (1957) is an express
 ive\, vibrant piece of music that demonstrates the versatility and express
 ive qualities of the clarinet. Rozsa was an incredibly versatile composer 
 – for his film scores he won three Academy Awards and was nominated 16 t
 imes for Best Original Score. Rozsa’s experience of growing up in Hungar
 y and hearing lots of beautiful unaccompanied folk music inspired him to e
 xplore writing several unaccompanied solos for different instruments. The 
 “Sonatina for Solo Clarinet” is comprised of two movements. The first 
 is a theme and variations movement that is full of beautiful passages of i
 ntense lyricism and lively rhythmic sections. The second is a fiery\, danc
 ing\, virtuosic and playful movement that propels to a thrilling conclusio
 n.\n\nIn 1894 at age 61\, Brahms wrote a pair of clarinet-piano sonatas. T
 hey were published together in 1895 as opus 120. The two clarinet sonatas 
 of opus 120 were the last chamber pieces Brahms wrote before his death. Th
 ey are considered two of the masterpieces in the clarinet repertoire. A mo
 del of classical form\, “Sonata No. 1 in F Minor” is in four movements
 \, the piano and clarinet presented in dialog as equals. The prevailing mo
 od of the first movement is melancholic\, the second a quiet\, reflective 
 lyricism and the third\, grace. A vivace in rondo form in F major ends the
  work.\n\nFor more information\, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 30
 1-687-4109.
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LOCATION:Pealer Recital Hall\, PAC
SUMMARY:Faculty Artist Series: Mark Gallagher\, Clarinet
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 culty-recital
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CATEGORIES:Performance
CATEGORIES:Recital
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