| Product ID | SON00002376 |
| Composer | Colin Eatock |
| Duration | 10:00 min |
| Genre | Classical, Concert piece, Chamber music |
| Instrumentation | Trio chamber ensemble, Trio for soprano, clarinet and piano |
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Ashes of Soldiers (2010)
| SKU | SON00002376 |
| Composer | Colin Eatock |
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| Genre | Classical Concert piece Chamber music |
| Instrumentation | Trio chamber ensemble Trio for soprano, clarinet and piano |
| Free description | For soprano, clarinet (or viola) and piano. |
| Grade | 6 |
| Duration | 10:00 min |
| Year | 2010 |
Program Notes
For soprano, clarinet (or viola) and piano.
The composer writes: Ashes of Soldiers (2010) is in two movements: the first is for clarinet (or viola) and piano; in the second, a soprano is added to the instrumental duo. Thematically, the two movements – which are performed without pause – are closely related. Rather than composing two contrasting, discrete pieces, my intention was to make the second movement a continuation and development of the musical ideas introduced in the first.
The text is based on a poem by Walt Whitman, from his Leaves of Grass. Despite the poem’s specific setting in Civil War era USA, its theme is universal: the mourning of all soldiers who have died in battle, regardless of their allegiances.
Ashes of Soldiers is dedicated to my father, Alan James Eatock, who was a soldier at one point in his life, and who passed away in 2010.