Reeding the Scales
(2019) 9 min.
clarinet, concert band
Premiere
premiered November 15, 2019
Leslie Schroerlucke, clatinet;
Pomona College Band, Stephen Klein, conductor
Piccolo
Edward Jung.
Flute: Ihlara Gray, Alina Saratova, Anthony Shay.
Oboe/English Horn: Viki Bertram, Stephanie Lee, Alma Zook.
B-flat Clarinet: Natasha Crepeau, Josephine Gao. Rorye Jones,
David Kim
Instrumentation
Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 3 Cl in Bb, Alto Cl in Eb, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Contrabass Clarinet in Bb, 2 Bsn, 2 Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, 3 Trp in Bb, 4 Hn, 3 Trb, Euphonium, 2 Tubas, Percussion (4 players): Triangle, 2 Cymbals, Timpani, Xylophone, Chimes, Glo
Notes
I was pleased when Stephen Klein asked me to contribute a piece to a Pomona College Band concert of mostly premieres, and doubly pleased with his request to feature clarinetist Leslie Schroerlucke. Leslie's beautiful sound in all ranges inspired the slow passages, and her deft technique prompted the racing scales.
"Reeding the Scales" plays with a wide assortment of scales, including traditional major and minor, church modes, symmetrical modes of Olivier Messiaen, and other invented scales. Each scale has its own character to explore. Although all the instruments participate, the single- and double-reed instruments have the lion's share of scales, hence the title and its spelling.
"Reeding the Scales" is gratefully dedicated to Stephen Klein, Leslie Schroerlucke, and the Pomona College Band.
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