BRUEGEL SKETCHES
Bass clarinet and accordion
Composed in 2014.
Composed in collaboration with Rachel Yoder. Each miniature is inspired by a different painting by the Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The score varies between traditional notation and graphic score depending on the desired effect of each miniature. Improvisation plays an important role in miniatures 2, 4, 5 and requires the performers to listen and interact with each other in a variety of ways. The performance duration of the entire set is approximately nine minutes.
Performance History
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04.24.14
Faculty Recital - premiere
Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX
Rachel Yoder, bass clarinet, Paul Thomas, accordion
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02.18.17
NACUSA Texas Conference
University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX
Danielle Woolery, bass clarinet, Paul Thomas, accordion
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09.10.17
Menagerie - Majesty of Animals in Music and Art
Arts Enclave of Denton County
UNT on the Square | Denton, TX
Orlando Scalia, bass clarinet, Paul Thomas, accordion