Orchestration
clarinet, piano

Duration
5 minutes

Premiere
Premiered by duo per se, 2023

Program Note
Groove for Plarinet and Ciano is a playful and energetic work. The main idea behind its construction is that the clarinet and piano are essentially glued together, and the harder they try to pull apart from one other, the greater the tension is between the two. Historically, solo with piano duos are homophonic in texture: one has a clear melody, usually the particular solo instrument, and one has the accompaniment, usually the piano. In this piece though, I treat both as equal contributors to the melody and texture, and utilize heterophonic texture: the simultaneous use of variations of the same musical line. The opening statement contains most of the musical material that is used throughout the piece, it is cyclical and asymmetrical. Because the musical material cycles almost obsessively around itself, as it begins to unwind, it creates a great amount of tension between the two instruments, as if there is some magnetic force that is pulling them together.