HLAVÁČ, Jiří: AIR for clarinet and piano or clarinet quartet / score + parts
| Publisher | Český rozhlas |
| Genre: | classical & sacret |
| Arrangement: |
melody / piano
score + parts |
| Cast: |
solo
quartet |
| Format: | book |
| Series: | Czech composer |
Parameters
| Product code: | R313 |
| Composer: | Hlaváč, Jiří |
| No. of songs: | 1 |
| Pages: | 15 |
| Size: | 21 x 30 cm |
| EAN: | 9790660613443 |
| ISMN: | 979-0-66061-344-3 |
| Weight: | 86 g |
Songlist (1)
- Air
Product description
Jiří Hlaváč was a co-founder and for many years also a dramaturgist of the international music festival Třeboňská nokturna (Třeboň Nocturnes). For an artistic support of cultural activities of the town he was awarded a honorary citizenship of the town of Třeboň in 2013. Air is composer’s small musical acknowledgement for this honour.
The composition was premiered in Třeboň on 23 January 2014 featuring Jana Černohouzová /clarinet/ and Daniel Wiesner /piano/. In the same year the author composed also clarinet quartet version for Five Star Clarinet Quartet. Since then the composition has been performed many times, both in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Jiří Hlaváč (* 1948) is a Czech clarinetist and saxophonist, composer, poet, music organizer, music teacher and publicist, artistic director of the Barock Jazz Quintet and member of the Czech Wind Trio. He studied clarinet at the Brno Conservatory and then at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts. He prepares radio or television programmes such as Mezi streams, To nejlepší z klasiky, Ti nejlepší z klasiky, Musica da camera, Interviews with music. He was for many years chairman of the Association of Music Artists and Scientists. He is also known for his work as a juror in the international competition for young musicians, Concertino Praga, and the MHS Prague Spring. He has published Methodology of Saxophone Playing, Ten Virtuoso Etudes for Clarinet, and Studies on Clarinet Tone.
