Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Work Overview

I. This movement begins with a chordal figuration with lilting rhythms, over which the clarinet sings, which alternates with fast articulated runs, forming their own interesting melodic lines.

II. The clarinet sings a solemn chant, influenced by plainchant aesthetics, which transforms into quasi-birdsong figurations.

III. A contrast of staccato and sustained articulations gradually become a fast, playful toccata.

Work Details

Year: 2026

Instrumentation: Clarinet.

Duration: 8 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Commission note: Written for Austin O'Toole

First performance: by Austin O'Toole — 10 Jul 26. Saint Stephen's Uniting Church, Sydney