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Clarinet Trio
for clarinet in B-flat, piano and violin
Year of composition: 1992
Duration: 6'
Premiere: Paul Rampaart (clarinet), Jolanda van der Valk (violin), Carmen van Rossum (piano); Willem Pijper Zaal, Rotterdam Conservatory, Netherlands, 1992
The Clarinet Trio started as a solo clarinet melody, as an assignment during my first formal training as a composer. It quickly had to grow out into a trio, with an ending inspired by the death metal of Morbid Angel.
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