Contemporary Female Composers for Clarinet

Question 1

eyam i (it takes an ocean not to)

multiphonics, flutter, growl, glissandi, solo clarinet

Answer 1

Anne Cleare

Question 2

student of Johannes Schöllhorn’s in Cologne,

Asche, for clarinet and cello. Written for Åsa Åkerberg and Shizuyo Oka of ensemble recherche, the piece is a 15 minute long tour de force in the extremes of quiet and loud.

Answer 2

Lisa Streich

Question 3

A handful of earth

A handful of earth, was a bit of a dream. Scored for violin, cello, percussion, clarinet in A and tape, none of the parts are particularly difficult but require sensitivity: both to the balance with the other players and to the sound world of the tape part. The clarinet writing involves some very intelligent use of breath sounds and some relatively easy overblown multiphonics.

Answer 3

Galindo Quero

Question 4

Sonorous Body

Sonorous Body (2008), certainly does. It’s a beautiful work that takes full advantage of the rich possibilities of the clarinet. Quartertones and colour fingerings are here expertly handled (thanks to collaboration with clarinetist Richard Haynes), and I love the shift between leapy lyrical writing and breathy trills.

Answer 4

Liza Lim

Question 5

Walk in and find your supper! (commissioned for the 2016 new talents festival), asks the winds and strings to play a game with their colleague:

Answer 5

Georgia Koumará

Question 6

1968 Concerto for Clarinet.

Scottish composer.

Sounds like film score.

Answer 6

Thea Musgrave