80 Days Publishing Trio For 2 Clarinets And Piano

80 Days Publishing

Trio For 2 Clarinets And Piano

The Trio For 2 Clarinets And Piano Is An Arrangement Of The Trio For Clarinet, Bassoon And Piano, Written In 2012. The 1st Movement, A Day Out Is Very Much An "Outdoor" Piece, Easy Going And Tuneful, With A Number Of Themes Vying For Attention, Particularly The Opening Theme And The Lyrical Second. These Musical Elements Are Stirred About In Various Ways, Including A Striking Syncopated Figure. A Development Section Leads Via Scale Passages To Canonic Figures And A Varied Restatement, Which Includes A Heroic Version Of The Second Main Theme.

An Interlude Is A Soulful Piece, With A Declamatory Piano Introduction Leading To A Long Lyrical Main Theme. A Second Section Keeps The Contemplative Mood Going And Includes A Passage For 2 Clarinets Without The Piano. A Restatement Follows, In A Loose Canon Between The Clarinets. A Coda Gently Lets The Music Wend Its Way Out, With A Final Reference To The Big Tune Right At The End.

A Breezy Day Is A Gently Upbeat Piece, With 6/8 And 5/8 Featured, 5/8 Probably Being Declared The Winner. There Are Extrovert Scale Passages, Syncopated Rhythmic Passages And The Overall Effect Is Light And Airy, Maybe Even A Bit Breezy.