Clarinet and Piano
SKU: ST.C501
Composed by Rob Hall.
Wind & brass music.
Clifton Edition #C501.
Published by Clifton
Edition (ST.C501).
ISBN
9790570815012.
Close Encounters
for Clarinet in B flat
& Piano draws on
historic themes connected
to the medieval closes
(also know as wynds or
vennels) of the Scottish
burgh town of Lanark,
situated in the rural
Clyde Valley. Often named
after prominent resident
business owners, these
otherwise unremarkable
narrow lanes are given
life by the records of
their occupiers or
through local
tales.
Aside from
the more self explanatory
titles, ‘Luminare’
describes the
astronomical interests of
electrical pioneer David
Hunter; ‘Jumbo Jive’
relates to the legend of
an inebriated circus
elephant escapee who
became stuck in the arch
of Wide Close; ‘Amber
Sky’ connects the India
Ale trade of Brewery
Close with an occasional,
evocative dusk light that
cloaks the town before
sunset.
Close
Encounters comprises five
fascinating and
contrasted short
movements each set within
its own very vivid sound
world. The colourful
harmonic language is
drawn from a number of
musical influences
including flavours of
Jazz, the silver screen
and the French
impressionists, all
adding up to music that
is both engaging to play
and to listen to. The
five movements are set at
a comfortable technical
level for the
intermediate to advanced
clarinettist, cover the
entire range of the
instrument, and the set
would make for an
intriguing addition to
any clarinet
recital.
- Paul Harris
(composer &
clarinettist)
Suit
able for intermediate to
advanced
clarinettists.
Grades
5–8
(Cover
painting by Ronnie Cruwys
www.drawin
gthestreet.co.uk).
Ian Harris
