Clarinet and piano
SKU: P2.30086
Composed by Daniel
Nelson. Solo music, 20th
century. Published by
Potenza Music (P2.30086).
In the
beginning of January,
2000 I completed a
large-scale work for
clarinet and orchestra.
Upon its completion, I
felt somewhat exhausted
by the flashy and
virtuoso style of writing
which tends to typify the
solo parts of concerti.
This time... I decided to
forfeit any pyrotechnical
exhibitions by the
soloist in favor of
incorporating the
instrument into the
larger fabric of the
orchestra. Concurrent
with starting to work on
this new piece, I was
engaged in an altogether
different project
involving, among others,
a Swedish deejay whose
field of expertise is
popular, modern
dance-music.... During
numerous evenings of CD
listening to this genre
of music, I was drawn to
the way that rhythmically
contrasting layers of
music were constantly
alternating between
background and
foreground. The resulting
effect was of a
continuously changing
'groove-pattern' even
though the 'beat' of the
music remained constant.
I used this style of
writing mainly in the
fast, second section of
the piece, which I felt
gave it a distinct
technotronic flavor. The
mood of the opening
movement is, however,
undeniably romantic: thus
the title of the piece,
Romantatronic.
