Clarinet & Orchestra

Allegro --- Adagio --- Rondo

Frans Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812), Austrian

Quality: 5

Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major

Difficulty: Solo-5, Accompaniment-7

Early 1780s

(9 pages)

Schott, 1975 (Edited by Alison A. Copland)

Highest Note: alt. G

Description

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Composed lots of flute music

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Published works by Mozart

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Classical style

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May have been written for Anton Stadler

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Lots of scalar and apreggiated passages

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Articulations will need to be added

Necessary Qualities

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Light articulation

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Steady tempo

Pedagogical Suggestions

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Write quality of scale/chord over it

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Practice scales and arpeggios

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Add slurs so everything isn't articulated

Recommended Recordings

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D. Klocker; Munich Chamber Orchestra, conducted by H. Stadlmair; Koch Schwann