Quality: 6.5

Difficulty: 4

10:05

Highest Note: alt. G

Dedicated to Georgina Dobrée, for whom Jacob also wrote his Miniature Suite

Style varies by movement:
I- 20^th Century: negation of beat, chromaticism
II- Early Classical: waltz, highly controlled dissonance, sonata form
III- Baroque: harmonies, terraced dynamics, dance form, tonal
IV- Late Classical: controlled dissonance, arpeggiations, ternary form
V- Romantic, with some jazz influences: form, virtuosic, chromatic mediant key relationship between scherzo and trio

Reminiscent of Finzi's Five Bagatelles

A good piece to teach different styles

Good sense of rhythm

Ability to adapt to different styles quickly and easily

Solid finger technique

Practice with a metronome

Listen to music in each of the styles

Swung rhythms and five magic rhythms, especially in movements II, IV, and V

D. Geeting; Gordon Jacob: Chamber Music for Clarinet; PROdigital