Clarinet; Piano
Accompaniment
(CLARINET/PNO)
SKU:
HL.48025291
Clarinet (B-Flat) and
Piano. Composed by
Elena Kats-Chernin.
Boosey & Hawkes Chamber
Music. Classical,
Ragtime. Softcover. 12
pages. Duration 150
seconds. Bote & Bock
#M202537374. Published by
Bote & Bock
(HL.48025291).
ISBN
9783793144342. UPC:
196288172154.
9.0x12.0x0.062
inches.
“When
I came to Sydney from
Russia in 1975 with my
sister and parents, we
took only a few
belongings with us,
including beautiful
hand-embroidered bed
linen. It was so valuable
that we never used it.
One day I wanted to take
a look at these treasures
but found that they had
moth holes. To ease the
pain of losing the family
heirloom, I decided to
write this piece,â€
says Elena Kats-Chernin.
The result was a ragtime
(the English word
“rag†also
means
“shredâ€),
interspersed with pauses
symbolising the holes.
Staccato notes,
especially in the
clarinet part, represent
the biting moths.