{"product_id":"hillborg-peacock-tales-millennium-clarinet-fixed-audio-faber","title":"Hillborg, Anders_Peacock Tales (Millennium) (clarinet part)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition consists of only the clarinet part. The fixed audio component is available for purchase separately on a Special Sale basis from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fabermusic.com\/hire\"\u003epublisher Faber Hire Library\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the composer:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The clarinet has always had an important role in my music;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLamento\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(1982)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efor clarinet and strings, the soloist is faced with extreme shifts regarding emotional content and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a number of pieces I've focused on the clarinet's ability to embody a grotesque and sometimes demonic character, for instance in the orchestral piece \u003cem\u003eLiquid Marble\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ethe tango\/varieté-song \u003cem\u003eEn gul böjd banan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand especially in \u003cem\u003ePaulinesian Procession\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ewhere 11 clarinets in an extremely high register produce a quite incredible sound...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeacock Tales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003e written during 3 intense months in 1998, and premiered in October the same year by Martin Fröst with Leif Segerstam conducting the Swedish Radio Orchestra - is preceded by a number of smaller pieces, all written for Martin Fröst, such as: \u003cem\u003eClose Up \u003c\/em\u003e(1990) for clarinet (or other instrument ad lib.)\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTampere Raw \u003c\/em\u003e(1991) for clarinet and piano, \u003cem\u003eNursery Rhymes \u003c\/em\u003e(1996), and \u003cem\u003eThe Peacock Moment \u003c\/em\u003e(1997) for clarinet and piano\/tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original version of Peacock Tales is ca 35 minutes, scored for solo clarinet and large orchestra.\u003cbr\u003eThe Millennium version for clarinet and tape is ca 12 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat mime\/dance should be an integral part of the work was suggested by Martin from the outset, hence an important aspect of the composition was to make use of his unique combination of instrumentalist and mimer\/dancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the introductory very soft solo clarinet music, the strings gradually come in and the clarinet explodes in shrieks and wild glissandos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere starts a journey through many different musical and emotional \"stations\", where the soloist sometimes appears masked, sometimes unmasked.\"\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68192846610682,"sku":"FABAHPTM","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2337\/0861\/files\/img676copy_8dad4724-e16e-4c5b-8748-1cc48bed0173.jpg?v=1794489385","url":"https:\/\/www.clarinetallmusic.com\/products\/hillborg-peacock-tales-millennium-clarinet-fixed-audio-faber","provider":"CAMco Music, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}