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The 20th century gave us major concertos by the Dane, [[Carl Nielsen]]; the Englishman, Gerald Finzi; and the American [[Aaron Copland]] (a commission from Benny Goodman). Sir Malcolm Arnold, the English composer who died in 2006, wrote numerous works for the clarinet as a solo instrument, as a feature in ensembles and with orchestra. Though classical they have many [[jazz]] elements in them.

The 20th century gave us major concertos by the Dane, [[Carl Nielsen]]; the Englishman, Gerald Finzi; and the American [[Aaron Copland]] (a commission from Benny Goodman). Sir Malcolm Arnold, the English composer who died in 2006, wrote numerous works for the clarinet as a solo instrument, as a feature in ensembles and with orchestra. Though classical they have many [[jazz]] elements in them.

The clarinet’s “party-piece” is the opening “slide” in [[George Gershwin|Gershwin’s]]  

The clarinet’s “party-piece” is the opening “slide” (technically called a [[glissando]]) in [[George Gershwin|Gershwin’s]]  

"[[Rhapsody in Blue]]”.

"[[Rhapsody in Blue]]”.

[[Category:Wind Instruments]]

[[Category:Wind Instruments]]