Jonathan Russell

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…and the Beast…

September 29, 2014 By

(2006)

Instr:
Two bass clarinets
Duration:
17:30
Premier:
Sqwonk on February 9, 2006
Purchase:
Buy the Sheet Music , Buy the Recording

…and the Beast… began its life as an exercise in tuning perfect fifths that grew and morphed into a depiction of a day in the life of the common beast. Each movement depicts a different action of the Beast — waking up, creeping, dancing (or trying to), attacking, and finally going to sleep.

SHEET MUSIC FOR THIS PIECE CAN BE PURCHASED AS PART OF THE BASS CLARINET NERD SPECIAL OR THE SUPER DUPER MEGA ULTRA INCREDIBLE ALL CLARINET MUSIC SPECIAL

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