general information

composition date
1997
duration
8 min
editor
Durand
Dedicatee
Armand Angster et Emmanuel Séjourné
Commission
Ensemble Accroche Note

type

Chamber music (Wind and percussion duo)

detailed formation

bass clarinet, marimba [basse]

information about the creation

date
1997

France, Strasbourg

interpreters

l'ensemble Accroche Note : Armand Angster et Emmanuel Séjourné.

Program note

Last, for bass clarinet and marimba was written for Armand Angster and Emmanuel Séjourné. These two instruments, wich are about as different as could be, find a common ground around figures and playing styles that answer back and forth, from one instrument to the other. The work begins with a bass clarinet recitative that will be interrupted several times by contrasting elements. This recitative serves as the basis for the whole work and reappears as a recurrent form. The middle section, made up of dots and lines, requires great virtuosity on behalf of the two instrumentalists.

Last pour clarinette basse et marimba, a été composé pour Armand Angster et Emmanuel Séjourné. Aussi différent soient-ils, ces deux instruments se retrouvent sur un terrain commun autour de modes de jeu qui se répondent d'un instrument à l'autre. La pièce commence avec un récitatif à la clarinette basse, interrompu plusieurs fois par des éléments contrastants. Ce récitatif sert de base à l'œuvre entière et réapparait de façon récurrente. La partie centrale, faite de points et de lignes, requière une grande virtuosité de la part des deux musiciens.



Philippe Manoury.

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