Clarinet, Piano
SKU:
PR.700613460
Composed
by Miguel Del Aguila.
Peermusic Classical
#70061-346. Published by
Peermusic Classical
(PR.700613460).
UPC:
884088946142.
Writt
en in 1998, Pacific
Serenade is a “peaceful
serenade:” serenade as
in: romantic, quasi
improvised music which
should be sung at night
under the stars. The main
“singer” here is the
clarinet. In general the
music is extremely quiet,
delicate, sensuous and
sentimental. The
sensuousness is created
by Latin song elements
especially the nostalgic
Brazilian folk song,
which is at times
combined with Blues style
melody and harmony. The
string quartet has a
technically expressively
challenging part which is
not merely the
accompaniment to the
clarinet, but rather it
is responsible for
setting the mood in which
the clarinet sings. This
is Aguila’s opus 59 and
it was commissioned by
Pacific Serenades
Ensemble of California
who premiered the work in
1998. Of course the
ensemble's name inspired
the name of this work as
well as its mood. In an
age of boom boxes, media
bombardment of
information and pop
culture becoming
increasingly aggressive,
boisterous and violent, I
felt the need to write
just the opposite… to
show once more that less
is more. -- Miguel del
Aguila.