Clarinet solo piece

I am a bit hesitant putting this in 'avant-garde', since part of me doesn't really want to have all the baggage that term brings attached to the piece. Still, I doubt it belongs anywhere else.

It is dedicated to Antony Pay (my uncle), who used to be first clarinet in the LPO, was a member of the London Sinfonietta, and lots of other orchestras. Now he plays with the OAE, often does self directed clarinet concertos.

Also attached is the fingering chart for the multiphonics for any clarinettists out there wanting to have a go.

[Midi file - figure 2 is far too fast, figure 8 is too slow]

L.

forTP.pdf

table.pdf

forTP.mid

an interesting piece of music. Can you tell us anything about it?

i really like the energy in this piece, although it would be a bit of a pain to learn!

i echo the question above and also wonder if there are elements in it that are reminiscent of your uncle, or any attachment like that tha was not subconscious but on purpose?

Why don't you beam the notes according to the meter? It seems it would be easier to read if you had a 5+3+3 to beam 5 eighth notes then 3 and 3... It would make it much easier to read in my opinion...

Overall, it sounds very nice =]. It is also a wonderful idea to dedicate a solo piece to your u ncle.

I am not an expert on solo pieces, but it doesn't feel like it is going anywhere—as if there's no destination. It sounds more like background music to a particularly panicked scene in a movie or, more likely, a video game.

Like Darushibu above, I'm not too sure on where this piece is headed. I got sort of tired of all the 8th notes after a while too.. But still, as a piece of music, it's very nice, the effect is very interesting and I certainly liked it.

PS: No idea how I didn't recognize your screen name, Daru... I even quoted you...