Product Description
All the movements of Four World Variants are based on one
theme. The theme proper can be heard in the fugue subject of the first
movement. The second movement uses the theme in retrograde inversion (backwards
and upside down) to emulate the music of Gagaku. Gagaku literally translates as
"elegant music" and is the ancient imperial court music of Japan. The third
movement uses the theme in retrograde (simply backwards) to create a sarabande.
Sarabandes are typically associated with the dance suites of the Baroque era
but are said to have originated in Central and North America. The Sarabande was
banned for a time in 16th century Spain for its lascivious
nature. The final movement uses the original form of the theme combined with a
traditional drumming pattern of the Ewe people of Togo, Benin, and Ghana, West
Africa.
I. Europe: An Enlightenment Fugue
II. Asia: A Gagaku Serenade
III. A New World Sarabande
IV. Africa: Ewe Polyrhythms
This 14 minute suite is scored for two four B-flat
clarinets and is ideal for high school, college or professional players.
You can find information on Brett L. Werys music at:
http://www.societyofcomposers.org/members/BrettL.Wery/
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