Confessio
Composer: Brett Dean
Publisher: Bote & Bock
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| Movement/Section | Duration: 11.25 |
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From the composer:
"Confessio for solo bass clarinet was commissioned by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and premièred in January 2020, by its principal bass clarinettist, Volker Hemken. In a single movement of about 10 minutes, it examines a momentous entrance point of Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius. In the castle’s chapel, he holds a monologue – less prayer, more confessional reflection. Claudius reveals to himself the 6 deep fear he has of the consequences of his murderous actions – and a vague, if scarcely justi fiable hope for forgiveness. In music that explores the full extent of the instrument’s capabilities in terms of tessitura, dynamics and virtuosity, the telling, flexible baritone of the bass clarinet struck me as the instrument of choice to realise these emotional depths in this operatic ‘scena’ without words." -
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Pages: 5
Pages (score):
Publisher Code: M202536957
UPC: 196288133391
ISBN: 9783793143925
ISMN: 9790202536957
Length: 32 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Thickness: 0.129 cm
Weight: 58 g
