Duolog II
Ernesto P. Pellegrini
About this work:
As the title indicates, the work is a duo in which both instruments have equal participation in the musical dialogue. The motivic source of the work is a Florentine love song (“Tempo passato perchè non ritorni”). Even though the text of the folk song refers to a lost love, its paraphrase of “time gone by.....” is more of a personal interpretation, in which fictitious reminiscences are expressed in a poetic musical manner. The choice of the clarinet, with its many coloristic timbres, seems to be appropriate for the occasion. The work was commissioned by and written for Caroline Hartig, a member of the Ball State University School of Music Faculty, who performed it in 1996.
Year composed: 1995
Duration: 00:17:30
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Unknown
Instrumentation: 1 Clarinet, 1 Piano