Kennst Du Das Land (for Voice, Clarinet and Piano)
 

Kennst Du Das Land is a setting from Goethe's poem of the same name. It is set in German and the title translates as "Do you know the land where the lemon trees blossom". Although the person speaking in the poem is female, the piece can be sung by a baritone or tenor as well as a soprano. The clarinet has a small solo cadenza at the end of the piece - difficulty is about Grade VI/VII. Compass is C#4 to A5 and the piece is about 3 mins. 10 in duration.

 

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