Fifty Times Around the Sun for Clarinet and Piano by Alvin Singleton. Schott, 1999, SS, 11 + 3 pages. Alvin Singleton (1940-) is an American composer. This was commissioned for the 50th birthday of Paul L. King. Fifty Times Around the Sun for clarinet and piano works on two-note motives that have a discernible transformational aspect to them. The clarinet has some poignant and almost soft wailing aspects to it, while the piano answers accordingly, not always responding to the direct appeal of the clarinet, but as if it has its own thoughts on the subject matter that must be addressed first. Fast/slow/fast format with all of the more challenging music for the clarinet in the slow part. Early college level with a duration of 11 minutes. (C2057)