Rough and Tumble (1996)

Clarinet (or Alto Saxophone), Trumpet, Piano, and Percussion – 8 min.

[cl. / tpt. / perc. / pno.]
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Program Note

The title Rough and Tumble (1996) not only conveys the character and attitude of this 8-minute piece for mixed quartet, but also describes the micro-form of the opening gesture and the overall form of the piece.  The first half of the work is a stringing together of several rough-hewn subjects; these yield to a “Slow Tumble”, a lyric passage entwining first the clarinet and trumpet, then the piano and marimba; this spills into a “Fast Tumble” which scurries to a final reprise. The first two-measure kick-off phrase is also Rough and Tumble: rough stuttering block chords punctuated by drumset yield to a single line which tumbles to a cadence.