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About the Music
François Devienne's two-movement Concerto No. 2 in F major, originally for bassoon and orchestra, in transcription for bass clarinet and piano, makes a wonderful addition to the repertoire, with particular applicability for contest, audition, or recital.
François Devienne (1759-1803) was a French flutist, bassoonist, composer, and teacher. He joined the Paris Opéra orchestra as bassoonist for one season in 1779 and studied flute with the orchestra’s principal flutist, Félix Rault. Devienne’s compositions were performed at the Concert Spirituel in Paris, where he also performed as flute soloist and bassoon soloist. He composed numerous comic operas, of which the most successful was Les visitandines (1792) which received over 200 performances in Paris within five years of its premiere. Devienne’s famous flute method was published in 1794. The following year, the Paris Conservatoire was established and he was appointed professor of flute.
Devienne’s compositional output includes many works for wind instruments: at least 17 concertos, 25 quartets, 46 trios, 147 duets, and 67 sonatas. He wrote at least four concertos for bassoon. His sonatas for clarinet, adapted from his flute sonatas, are among the earliest published clarinet sonatas.
Piano score: 27 pages; Bass clarinet part: 9 pages. Extended-range instrument required.
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About the Arranger
Andrew Sprung is second clarinetist of the Traverse Symphony Orchestra (Traverse City, Michigan) and adjunct instructor of clarinet at Spring Arbor University and Hillsdale College. He maintains a private studio of 35+ high school, middle school, and adult amateur clarinetists and bass clarinetists.
He has performed with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Ballet, Windsor (Canada) Symphony Orchestra, Windsor Light Music Theatre, and others. He holds a D.M.A. degree from Michigan State University, M.M. from Bowling Green State University, and B.A. from Iowa State University. He is a Selmer Paris artist.
Kim Davenport
President
Duo Alea, the father-daughter duo of Michael and Kimberly Davenport, began performing music for bass clarinet and piano in 1996. As performers searching for new repertoire and teachers working with students eager to develop as performers, it quickly became clear that there was a need for more repertoire featuring the bass clarinet. Filling this need became the mission of Alea Publishing & Recording.
Since our first publication in 1997, the Alea catalog has now grown to include over 300 titles. We pride ourselves on the accuracy and quality of our sheet music, as well as our ability to ship directly to customers around the world.
We are proud of the diversity of our catalog in terms of the inclusion of works by composers and arrangers from around the world. We are interested in continuing to expand this diversity, representing musical ideas from around the world.
Following Michael's passing in 2019, Kim has taken over solo management of Alea Publishing. In 2020, Alea established the Dolphy Prize, an annual composition award for new works for bass clarinet by black composers.
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