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Sea Songs: Mobula Ray

Composer: Jenni Brandon

Publisher: Jenni Brandon Music

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Movement/Section Duration: 9.5
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    This edition is an expansion of the clarinet cadenza from Fin de la Tierra: Land’s End, a concerto for Clarinet with Chamber Orchestra.

    From the composer:

    "Among the most acrobatic of the Rays, these unique fish can jump up to 9 feet (3 meters) out of the water, sounding like popcorn popping as they splash back into the water.

    In this solo for B-flat Clarinet, a single Mobula Ray first appears as “a shadow of something swimming in the Deep Blue”. The clarinet uses its ability to dynamically appear from nothing, emulating a shadow of movement in a sea of blue.  As the Mobula Ray begins to come closer and “appears out of the depths”, we begin to see it take shape and take a few leaps out of the water with the technique of the timbral trill representing hanging in the air before falling back into the water. The Ray continues to swim around, and eventually the lone Ray is joined by other Rays “like popcorn – leaping in and out of the water”.  This section is playful and agile, showcasing the clarinet’s ability to be as acrobatic as the Mobula Rays.

    After leaping for a while, the Rays swim down into the depths, where these schools of Mobula Rays swirl and swim to gather and eat plankton. There is a moment where the clarinet briskly creates a “blur of shapes and sounds, like thousands of rays appearing all at once”.  As the Rays continue to swim to the next area to feed, you’ll hear the clarinet explore leaping out of the water once more before slowly disappearing back into the depths."

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  • Pages: 6

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    Publisher Code: JB194

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    Length: 28 cm

    Width: 21.6 cm

    Thickness: 0.199 cm


    Weight: 68 g