Richards: Snake in the Garden for clarinet and orchestra (score and parts) Genre_with Guitar and incorporates the ubiquitous wedding

and incorporates the ubiquitous wedding tunes of Wagner and Mendelssohn in humorous ways throughout

The Jeanne gouging machines were designed by Valarie Anderson

The solo saxophone part is meant to be double-tongued but the articulated passages are also very successful if slurred

only the compositions for flute and piano follow European forms used during the Romantic period

The suite has enjoyed great success in the many arrangements done over the years

Richards: Snake in the Garden for clarinet and orchestra (score and parts) Genre_with Guitar and incorporates the ubiquitous weddingCode: JP6011 ISMN: 979 0 3019 0512 8 Virtuoso solo for clarinet and orchestra by Paul Richards. Snake in the Garden is a loose rendering of the tale of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The solo clarinet intrudes with dissonant material upon an idyllic opening by the accompaniment, tempting the ensemble into an extended dance. God's wrath is heard twice: the first time followed by a brief, seductive cadenza; the second time leading to a return of