Józef Swider

Improvisation

Improvisation for Clarinet and Piano is a compact, single-movement composition of clear formal division. Quasi-improvisational, twenty five-bar introduction of the clarinet shows its acoustic qualities, by guiding the melodic line mostly in the lower register. Entrance of piano Vivo accompaniment, as a background for clarinet figurations leading again to a solo clarinet improvisation, gives the piece a bit ironic character. The entrance is followed by the main part of the piece that is to be played Allegro ma non troppo, with a clearly expanded clarinet part. The fragment surely refers to Neoclassical trends.