Ian Deterling

Pictures at an Exhibition clarinet ensemble

Pictures at an Exhibition (Modest Mussorgsky)

  • clarinet ensemble (6 players minimum)

  • ca. 35:00

Program Notes

Composed by Modest Mussorgsky

Arranged by Ian Deterling, published by Deterling Music.

  • This arrangement of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, Pictures at an Exhibition, is a tour-de-force for clarinet ensemble. While influenced by Maurice Ravel’s orchestration, I wanted to capture the essence of the original work for piano, as the clarinet family is relatively homogenous.

Contents:

  • Promenade

  • 1. Gnomus

  • Promenade (2nd)

  • 2. The Old Castle

  • Promenade (3rd)

  • 3. Tuileries (Children's Quarrel after Games)

  • 4. Bydlo

  • Promenade (4th)

  • 5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks

  • 6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle

  • 7. The Market at Limoges

  • 8. Catacombs

  • Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua

  • 9. The Hut on Fowl's Legs/Baba-Yaga's Hut

  • 10. The Great Gate of Kiev

    • In following Ravel’s orchestration, the 5th Promenade is omitted.

Instrumentation (6 players minimum)

  • Eb Clarinet

  • Bb Clarinet 1

  • Bb Clarinet 2

  • Bb Clarinet 3

  • Bb Clarinet 4 (also available for Alto Clarinet)

  • Bass Clarinet

  • Contrabass Clarinet (optional)

What do I get when I order Pictures at an Exhibition?

  • You will receive the full score and a complete set of parts as individual PDF files.

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