Concerto for Contrabassoon - CBSN/CL/HN/PN

Concerto for Contrabassoon
for contrabassoon, clarinet, horn and piano
by Daniel Dorff (b. 1956) - American composer

Commissioned by the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia for contrabassoonist Norman Spielberg with generous support from the Presser Foundation. 
Duration: 12:00

This piece is originally for solo contrabassoon with orchestra. The orchestration was clarinet, F Horn, and strings. This quartet version leaves the two orchestral wind parts exactly as in the original chamber orchestra version, and the piano part for the quartet version is a reduction of the string parts. 

The original orchestration featured an interplay between the supporting clarinet, horn, and strings, which Dorff felt was lost in his first piano reduction of the Concerto. To restore that aspect of the piece, he has fashioned this chamber ensemble version, which uses the piano in lieu of strings only. Dorff explains, "The result yields a chamber work that allows the contrabassoonist an opportunity to perform the work on formal and informal concert series, enjoys the interaction of an ensemble, is musically complete, and has a practical piano part."

The full orchestra parts are available on rental from the publisher. 

A full piano reduction is also available by clicking HERE.