Description
Sweeney, Eric: Duo for Clarinet & Piano
Ref
CM142
Category
Camden Music
By
Eric Sweeney
Duo
was originally written for violin and piano, but Sweeney intentionally left the instrumentation of the solo part open because he felt that the piece was more ‘a rhythmic working-out of certain motivic ideas rather than the expression of a particular instrumental timbre’. Written in ternary form,
Duo
is essentially a lively and exuberant exploration of the tonal relationships of a three-note cell, F#-A-B, within various keys and using ostinato and syncopated rhythmic techniques.
