Composer: Grant, James
Instrumentation: Solo and String quartet Instruments: Bass, Cello, Clarinet, Viola, Violin
Genre: Contemporary
Clarinet with String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola and Cello) or String Quintet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Bass)
Waltz for Betz is, as one might assume, a waltz dedicated to someone named Betz. Originally composed for piano solo as a musical Valentine’s Day card to fine-art photographer Elizabeth Siegfried, it is a gentle, passionate ballad — Satie by way of Mancini. It now exists in multiple versions, each featuring an orchestral or band instrument in the solo role. There are four accompaniments available: piano, string quartet, string quintet, and string orchestra.
