Work
Charge
for clarinet
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About
This short piece was written as a twenty-first birthday present for clarinetist Esther Smaill. The melodic fragment heard at the outset soon skitters over its own unstable surface, mutates into fanfare-like repetitions, is spliced with momentary cantabile inserts, is interrupted by slow motion signposts, and blows itself out in a final burst of energy.
Dedication note
For Esther Smaill on her 21st birthday
Contents note
Single movement
Performance history
25 Jul 1998: Performed by 175 East, at Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland
11 Aug 2010: Waikato University Lunchtime Series
Performed by Andrew Uren (bass clarinet)