Olympian Sketches (1993)
3 B flat clarinets (2nd optionally doubling E flat) and bass clarinet
Alternative version for saxophone quartet (SATBar)
10 mins: Grade 8
These five pieces – musical portraits of Greek gods – were originally written for advanced pupils of Angela Fussell at the RCM Junior Department and first performed in Ghent, Belgium, on 14 June 1993.
1. Apollo – the god of music and poetry
2. Charon – the ferry-man of the underworld
3. Hermes – the messenger of the gods
4. Aphrodite – the goddess of love and beauty
5. Artemis – the goddess of hunting
`Very well written…with musical and dramatic qualities that make rehearsal well worth while’ – Paul Harvey, Winds.
Scrolling Score (clarinet version)
Scrolling Score (saxophone version)
Inspection copies here:
Olympian Sketches (clarinet quartet) inspection copy
Olympian Sketches (sax quartet) inspection copy
To purchase the Clarinet version (Colne Edition CE77):
Digital downloads / pdfs of score and parts (all in one file) are available instantly, worldwide, from Sheet Music Direct, or Sheet Music Plus (prices vary)
To purchase the Saxophone version (Colne Edition CE78):
Digital downloads / pdfs of score and parts (all in one file) are available instantly, worldwide, from Sheet Music Direct, or Sheet Music Plus (prices vary)
Printed copies may be available to special order – please contact the composer.
Recorded on CD by the Chinook Clarinet Quartet – CHINOOK CCQ 001
`The Chinook respond with tight ensemble and controlled playing in these evocative and contrasting five movements’ – Charles Hine, Clarinet and Saxophone magazine