Commedia
David Liptak
About this work:
Commedia, for violin, clarinet, and piano, was composed for the Verdehr Trio, who also recorded the work for Crystal Records in 2007. In a review of a 2007 concert performance, the Washington Post's Joan Reinthaler wrote: "David Liptak's "Commedia" was the other commissioned work on the program, a set of musical portraits of the antics of the 16th century Comedia dell'Arte comic figures Harlequin and Columbine, Pierrot, Pulcinella and Scaramouche. Liptak, fluent in the language of violin/clarinet sonorities, has crafted vivid images while avoiding the lure of the caricature and has done this with energy and a sense of humor."
Published by American Composers Edition
Crystal Records 947
Year composed: 2001
Duration: 00:15:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Piano Trio
Instrumentation: 1 Clarinet, 1 Piano, 1 Violin