Pair of Pants (2003)
Form: Chamber Instrumentation: flute, Bb Clarinet Year: 2003 Duration: 5:00 Premiere: FP: 2/03, St. Mark's Church, NYC
Three short sections for flute and clarinet, and first recorded on Left at the Fork in the Road.
Program Notes
Pair of Pants, for solo flute and clarinet, is in three short movements. The first establishes a contrasting triplet and dotted rhythmic pattern in each instrument, resulting in a somewhat whimsical dialogue. The slow, enigmatic second movement keeps to a steady 7/8 and gradually develops a motive of a single note, framed by semitones on either side. The energetic final movement features lively filigree from the flute, paired with a stubborn ostinato pattern in the clarinet.
