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Hut Ab (1988)
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen (World)
Celebration of Numus Festival's 10 year anniversary
Programme Note
Hut Ab! (Hat Off!), for two clarinets, was written as a one-minute piece to celebrate the Numus Festival for new music on its 10th anniversary. Dedicated to Karl Aage Rasmussen – the artistic director of Numus – the work’s tempo indication (Allegro) is augmented by estàtico, in deference to the dedicatee’s enthusiasm and love of music; you probably have to be out of your mind to initiate a modern-music festival…
The ‘ecstatic’ nature of Hut Ab! Gives the two clarinetists a hard time, since they are called on to play hoquetus – a fast echoing of each others part. Though only of 60 seconds duration, the demands on the players, as the dominant line switches between them, are considerable.
The ‘ecstatic’ nature of Hut Ab! Gives the two clarinetists a hard time, since they are called on to play hoquetus – a fast echoing of each others part. Though only of 60 seconds duration, the demands on the players, as the dominant line switches between them, are considerable.