Of Time and Place
for Clarinet Solo

Details:

This work for Bb clarinet is in three movements. The first is reflective and quiet, the second calls for a light and graceful staccato throughout and the third is a passionate recitative. I composed it in June and July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time of strange solitude, often filled with a sensation of emptiness as many accustomed activities ceased. During that time I came across the poem To What Listens, by Wendell Berry. The final lines spoke powerfully to me:"...like the wren I sing — to what listens — again."

Instrumentation: Clarinet Solo
Duration: 9' 30"
Composed: 2020
Published by: Abierto Music

Audio and score previews are available at: johnnewellmusic.com/works/instrumental-solo/