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Pair of Pants

Form
Chamber
Instrumentation
flute, Bb Clarinet
Year
2003
Duration
5:00
Premiere
FP: 2/03, St. Mark's Church, NYC
Description

Three short sections for flute and clarinet, and first recorded on Left at the Fork in the Road.

Score
Program Notes

Pair of Pants, for solo flute and clarinet, is in three short movements. The first establishes a contrasting triplet and dotted rhythmic pattern in each instrument, resulting in a somewhat whimsical dialogue. The slow, enigmatic second movement keeps to a steady 7/8 and gradually develops a motive of a single note, framed by semitones on either side. The energetic final movement features lively filigree from the flute, paired with a stubborn ostinato pattern in the clarinet.

Recordings

Left at the Fork in the Road album cover