Frank Bridge - Three Songs viola part transcribed for Clarinet

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Frank Bridge composed his Three Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano in 1906-1907, setting to music one poem each by Matthew Arnold (Far, far from each other), Heinrich Heine (Where is it that our soul doth go?), and Percy Bysshe Shelley (Music when soft voices die).  Both the poetry and the music are richly romantic, addressing with high emotion the various stages of grief experienced over the loss of a loved one.  We at NSM thought the Three Songs would work equally well with clarinet substituting for Bridge's original viola, thereby creating a new opportunity for its performance by the appealing ensemble of voice, clarinet and piano.  We prepared transcribed parts for both A-clarinet and Bb-clarinet, so players can choose which instrument they prefer for each of the three movements.  Our edition includes both of the clarinet part options but no score, as a good quality PDF of the Bridge score for voice, viola and piano is available as a free download from imslp.org and our clarinet parts work well with the original score's piano and voice lines.  Visit the NSM website listing page at https://www.noteworthysheetmusic.com/score-descriptions/voice/bridge-three-songs-viola-part-trans-for-clarinet/ for additional information.