Clarinet
SKU:
HL.14005667
Composed
by Charles Camilleri.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Book
[Softcover]. Music Sales
#NOV120774. Published by
Music Sales
(HL.14005667).
ISBN
9780853604105.
The
Sonatina Folkloristica
for Clarinet Solo
explores both native
music forms - Tarantella
and Cantilena - and the
'atomisation of the beat'
in the untimed beginning
of the Cantilena. This
short three-movement work
is demanding with playful
moments.Charles Camilleri
was one of the very few
Maltese composers to gain
international
recognition. He was
largely self-taught and
was fascinated with the
traditional music of his
own country. Years spend
in Australia and London
led him to a successful
career in light music and
he later created a
celebrated music
programme for the
Canadian Broadcasting
System. Later in life he
studied music of Africa
and Asia and developed a
systemhe termed
'atomisation of the beat'
to accommodate the
shifting rhythms and
accents of more folkloric
music.