Vriend: Pastiche

• Composer: Anna Vriend (1961-)
• Instrumentation: Bass Clarinet
• Work: Pastiche
• Binding:
• Size: 8.5 x 11.0 inches
• Pages: None

Description

A short theme is introduced andante at the beginning of the piece. This theme comes back in various forms during the piece with a variety of extended techniques such as slap tongue, flutter tongue and glissandi. Trills and vibrato also appear. A further development includes the inclusion of triplets. The piece concludes in largo tempo with a final repeat of the introductory theme. The title Pastiche refers to the multitude of ways used to play around with the notes to present the theme in different ways.