Clar i net (Clean & clear)

This work was written by petition of the clarinet player Juanjo Mercadal to be included
as a required piece for the II Concurs de Clarinet de Dénia (País Valencià) of 2011. My intention was to write a short, dynamic piece in one movement in which the technical and expressive possibilities of the instrument would stand out. It is conceived in one movement without interruption. The piece starts with a mysterious slow introduction in the low register. A virtuoso Allegro, of irregular rhythm, follows, The central part of the piece offers contemporary timbre curiosities such as multiphonics, bending tones, playing and singing at the same time, etc… thus broadening the expressive possibilities of the instrument. The re-exposition of the Allegro blends some elements of the introduction with others from the first Allegro, ending the piece with energetic strength. (salvador Brotons)

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