Elegy Op. 119 for Clarinet and Piano by Lowell Liebermann. Theodore Presser, 2017, SS, 9 + 2 pages. Liebermann wrote an emotionally charged Elegy to clarinetist Jon Manasse's late father, Dr. Gustave Manasse, a man who had spent a lifetime in the field of clinical psychology in pursuit of non-pharmacological therapies for the developmentally disabled. The Elegy begins in plaintive reflection, then passes through an extended section of increasing tension-and-resolve (and increases in tempo from c.56 to c.80) before a reprise brings the piece to a wistful (and slower) close. The premiere in 2013 was by Jon Manasse (clarinet) and Jon Nakamatsu (piano). The publisher says this is for advanced performers but probably any clarinetist who can handle the two altissimo As will be able to play it. The duration is about 8 minutes. (C2502)