Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano (2006)
Instrumentation: clarinet (Bb), piano
Duration: circa 9 minutes
Copyrights: work registered with BMI
Commissioned by Center for Portuguse Studies University of California Santa Barbara. Premiered on February 9, 2007, at the Hatlen Theater at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Premiere performance with clarinetist William Powell and pianist Bryan Pezzone.
Program Notes:
Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano draws many different shades of musical character. The first movement irradiates a vibrant interplay between the two instruments with an almost endless rhythmic energy, with gestures scattered between the players and full use of each instrument’s note-range. The second movement takes the listener to a contemplative space of long, soothing lines, and fluid gestures. The last movement drops the listener in a perpetual movement of fast, interwoven, mysterious lines that come to a rest when the last note is finally reached.
This piece was commissioned by the Center for Portuguese Studies of the University of California Santa Barbara as a tribute to Dr. José Blanco.
Instrumentation: clarinet (Bb), piano
Duration: circa 9 minutes
Copyrights: work registered with BMI
Commissioned by Center for Portuguse Studies University of California Santa Barbara. Premiered on February 9, 2007, at the Hatlen Theater at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Premiere performance with clarinetist William Powell and pianist Bryan Pezzone.
Program Notes:
Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano draws many different shades of musical character. The first movement irradiates a vibrant interplay between the two instruments with an almost endless rhythmic energy, with gestures scattered between the players and full use of each instrument’s note-range. The second movement takes the listener to a contemplative space of long, soothing lines, and fluid gestures. The last movement drops the listener in a perpetual movement of fast, interwoven, mysterious lines that come to a rest when the last note is finally reached.
This piece was commissioned by the Center for Portuguese Studies of the University of California Santa Barbara as a tribute to Dr. José Blanco.