Crystal (2007) is a ten-minute ensemble piece in two contrasting movements. The opening, Prelude nonmeasure is, as the title suggests, a prelude written in the proportional notation that was characteristic of French harpsichord music in the early 18th century. Written in a free atonal style, the Prelude leads to Crystallation, a study of harmonics, clarinet multiphones and various piano pizzicato techniques.
Instrumentation
for ensemble
2007
Violin
Cello
Clarinet (in Bb)
Piano