Name: Extinction Events for Clarinet Quartet by John Gibson Woodwind Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: JB Linear
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Extinction Events for Clarinet Quartet
by John Gibson Woodwind Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Extinction Events for Clarinet Quartet

Artist John Gibson

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer John Gibson

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 71

Arrangement Woodwind Ensemble

Publisher JB Linear

Level 5

Product ID 637594

Genre Contemporary

Instruments Bass Clarinet Clarinet

Product Description

Extinction Events by John Gibson was written as a submission to the International Clarinet Association's 2018 Composition Competition. Written for 3 Bb clarinets and 1 bass clarinet, it is a four movement work lasting about 11 minutes and is for very advanced players. The movements are: Buzzy Delights (Honey Bees), It Isn't Easy Being a Cuckoo, Walrus Jump, and Yaguarete Surprise (Argentine Jaguar).

Each movement imagines a different animal or insect living in its habitat as it gradually deteriorates. One might think this would be sad, violent music, but each earthly creature is shown in its musical habitat where it happily does what it does best....bees buzzing around flowers, cuckoos gently calling in the forest, Walruses jumping not so gracefully onto sea ice, Jaguars quietly stalking their prey. The habitat changes are depicted by gradual use of unstable scales, and the sometimes hidden ancient tune of the Dies Irae, the Day of Wrath.

The point I wish to make is how humans must be watchful of wildlife habitats because we are all in this limited world together. Where wild creatures go, so do we. It was best said by Jane Goodall: "Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved."

Each movement will also be made available separately as time goes by....just waiting for special days like World Wildlife Day!

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.