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H i n t e r ' s R h a ~ s o d uI1 Clar T i m Knight (1959-1 Lentr, / WINTER' S RHAPSODY 11 Ulnl for clarinet and string ensemble by TIM KNIGHT Born in 1959, Tim Knight was a chorister at York Minster from the age of 10 while also studying the violin and beginning to compose. He is a freelance Choral Director and composer of choral, orchestral, ensemble and organ music. With over 80 works in print, and a steady stream of performances around the country, his music is immediately attractive because it is not only accessible to the performer, but also has melodic appeal for the listener. Since 1991, Tim Knight has been responsible for the activities of Leeds-based Parkfield Music, and is also responsible for an Organists' relief Service. He is an officer and Fellow of the Guild of Singers and Musicians and an Associate of the Faculty of Church Music. Tim Knight usually writes in response to specific requests, and many of his pieces are designed for teaching and concert use, to act as a stepping stone to longer pieces by contemporary composers. Winter S Rhapsody 11 is a one-movement work, scored for clarinet accompanied by a string ensemble. One reviewer (Music Teacher, Sept 1995) describes the "free, flowing solo line.. .unafraid to move through a series of time signatures, (using) the clarinet's best melodic register". There is an "independent accompaniment... with some moments of genuine contrapuntal interest". True to the definition of a rhapsody, the piece offers some freedom to the soloist, including cadenzas, while giving supportive guidance for phrasing and dynamics. The string ensemble consists of violin I, violin 2, viola (divisi at times), cello (divisi at times) and double bass. Tim Knight's Winter S Rhapsody I for cello and strings won the Koestler Award in 1993 and his Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra (1995) was highly commended at the Oare International Competition. Winter's Rhapsody 11, written in 1994, was set from his manuscript by the composer. PP173 O 1994 TIm Knight O 1995 Phylloscopus Publications ISMN M-57016-246-8