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Bridge - Three Songs, viola part trans. for Clarinet

Bridge 3Songs Cl nsmFrank Bridge composed his Three Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano in 1906-1907, setting to music one poem each by Matthew Arnold, Heinrich Heine, and Percy Bysshe Shelley.  Both the poetry and the music are highly emotional and address the various stages of grief one feels after losing a loved one.  Check out our new clarinet transcription to discover how tastefully a clarinet can substitute for the original viola line in this poignant work by a composer who should be better known.