Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano by Witold Lutoslawski. Chester Music, 1972, SS, 19 + 7 pages. Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994) was a Polish composer and orchestral conductor. This piece was originally composed in 1954 for clarinet and piano but the composer also created several versions for larger ensembles. He referred to it as "My farewell to folklore for an indefinite period" and it completed what had been one of the most difficult times of his career. It is an extremely entertaining, but challenging piece in five movements: I. Allegro molto, II. Andantino, III. Allegro giocoso, IV. Andante, and V. Allegro molto. One unusual feature of this piece is that the baring of the measures is sometimes different in the piano part than it is in the solo part. College level with a duration of about 7 minutes. (C0300)