| Artikelnummer | SON00002376 |
| Componist | Colin Eatock |
| Duur | 10:00 min |
| Genre | Klassiek, Concertwerk, Kamermuziek |
| Instrumentatie | Trio kamerensemble, Trio voor sopraan, klarinet en piano |
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Ashes of Soldiers (2010)
| Artikelnummer | SON00002376 |
| Componist | Colin Eatock |
| Arrangeur | |
| Genre | Klassiek Concertwerk Kamermuziek |
| Instrumentatie | Trio kamerensemble Trio voor sopraan, klarinet en piano |
| Vrije omschrijving | For soprano, clarinet (or viola) and piano. |
| Moeilijkheidsgraad | 6 |
| Duur | 10:00 min |
| Jaar | 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.