Composer’s Name: Manoury, Philippe
Title of Piece: Last
Number of Percussion Players: 1
Total Number of Players: 2
Instrumentation: bass clarinet, marimba
Approximate length: 7 min.
Program Note:
“Last, for bass clarinet and marimba was written for Armand Angster and Emmanuel Séjourné. These two instruments, which are about as different as could be, find a common ground around figures and playing styles that answer back and forth, from one instrument to the other. The work begins with a bass clarinet recitative that will be interrupted several times by contrasting elements. This recitative serves as the basis for the whole work and reappears as a recurrent form. The middle section, made up of dots and lines, requires great virtuosity on behalf of the two instrumentalists.”
– Philippe Manoury
Categories: Mixed Ensemble
Annotated by Matt Sharrock