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Audio:

Audio extract (1 min) from radio broadcast, 13-07-06 - In Tune, BBC Radio 3 (cl - Mark Simpson

Score

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Performances:

04-05-00 Craxton Studio, Hamsptead, London (cl. - Madis Kari)

13-09-06 In Tune, Radio 3 (cl. - Mark Simpson)

14-09-06 Wigmore Hall, London (cl. - Mark Simpson)

16-07-18 Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC Proms 4 (cl. - Mark Simpson)

Programme notes

Score: Eid Milaad Saeed

For solo Bb clarinet [2000]

Duration: c.2 mins.

Notes:

Eid milaad saeed means ‘Happy Birthday’ in Arabic. This short piece was written as a gift for Gary Carpenter to celebrate his 50th birthday. The work was first performed by Madis Kari at the Craxton Studios in Hampstead, London on the 4th May 2000 and later performed as an encore performed by Mark Simpson at the Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London on the 16th July 2018. The work is deliberately written in a manner free of time signatures to give the illusion of an improvised performance reminiscent of traditional improvised performances in eastern European and Arabic countries.

© Patrick Nunn 2018


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