Four Pieces, Op. 5

for Clarinet and Piano

By Alban Berg

Item Number: HL.51480820

ISBN 9790201808208. 9.25x12.25 inches.

In a letter to Erwin Schulhoff, Berg bitterly complained about his unsuccessful attempt to find a publisher for his “Pieces for Clarinet,” “Once again at my own expense! A few antique pieces in my apartment had to pay for it.” The concise miniatures are outstanding examples of the “little pieces” genre, to which Arnold Schoenberg and Anton von Webern also contributed. We warmly recommend these short but imaginative pieces in Henle Urtext to all those clarinetists who are willing to experiment. This edition is available worldwide.

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