Description
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES-5 Pieces For Solo Bb Clarinet
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES for Solo Bb Clarinet
A five movement work without or with Piano Accompaniment
Level: Advanced (About 8th-Amus Grade) Clarinet Range: E1 to A4
Duration: 15′-15’30”
Music of the Spheres
Each movement is inspired by a celestial body or phenomenon that has been captured by the Hubble Telescope.
There are 5 movements:
- Big Bang: Depicts the beginning of the universe, the sun, stars, and planets.
- Bits of Stars: A slow, enigmatic theme with a cryptic puzzle built into it…but what is it?
- Pulsars and Neutrons: The awesome power of the universe on full display represented by driving and relentless riffs and passages.
- Black Hole and Singularity: Ominous, foreboding, and powerful beyond all imagination, these phenomena are yet to be understood.
- Oblivion… and Beyond: What fate awaits the universe, the planets, and life as we know it?
This work is a serious technical, tonal and musical challenge for any clarinet player. Performers of this work will require a comprehensive and complete command of the clarinet.
This work is dedicated to a very talented friend and student, Zachary Donoghoe.
A Video of this Work Can Be Found Here:
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