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Whirled Music (for B-flat clarinet & 5-octave marimba)

Composer: Matthew Orlovich

$29.95

Whirled Music (for B-flat clarinet and 5-octave marimba) was arranged in 2015 upon the invitation of American percussionist Bryan Hummel for performance during his tour of the USA in 2016. The original score (for E-flat alto saxophone and 5-octave marimba) was commissioned by Translucent Duo (Bernard Lagana & David Lockeridge) for premiere performance at the Australasian Saxophone & Clarinet Conference 2013, held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Specifications of PDF Digital Download (Score & Parts):

    • Catalogue Number: WM 002e
    • ISMN: 979-0-7202-1503-7
    • Score: 40 pages (A4)
    • B-flat Clarinet Part: 14 pages (A4)
    • 5-Octave Marimba Part: 28 pages (A4)

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SCORE DETAILS


Composer: Matthew Orlovich | Date of Composition: 2013 / Arr. 2015 | Instrumentation: B-flat clarinet & 5-octave marimba | Duration: c. 12 minutes | Arranged upon the invitation of: Bryan Hummel (USA) | Publisher: Waratah Music | Format: PDF Digital Download Score & Parts (WM 002e : ISMN 979-0-7202-1503-7) | Edition: 17 September 2019

 

COMPOSER’S NOTE


Tools of the Trade | Matthew Orlovich, Australian Composer.Whirled Music
(for B-flat clarinet and 5-octave marimba) was arranged in 2015 upon the invitation of American percussionist Bryan Hummel for performance during his tour of the USA in 2016. The original score (for E-flat alto saxophone and 5-octave marimba) was commissioned by Translucent Duo (Bernard Lagana & David Lockeridge) for premiere performance at the Australasian Saxophone & Clarinet Conference 2013, held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Scored in three movements (A-B-A), Whirled Music hits the ground running at a speed of around 120 crotchet beats per minute, faster still if the performers let it have its head. Fuelled by a high octane blend of semiquavers and chromaticism, the music shifts through gears while negotiating twists, turns, dips, climbs and spirals in a virtuosic display of highly energised unison bebop-like arabesques, fast rumba-like grooves and glimpses of clear, delicate lyricism.

During the second movement, the clarinet finds itself travelling on a not-too-bumpy, not-too- smooth marimba highway of gently pulsating tuplets, all the while issuing forth a bravura tale which takes us deep into tense, cadenza-like territory and back out again.

The third movement comes to life in musical ‘fits and starts’ before sending us whirling back in time via a shortcut through Movement 1, then on to a brief coda and a race to the finish line. – MO.

SCORE SAMPLE

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