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David John Lang

The Three Little Pigs

Clarinet Trio

Fairy-tale for three clarinets

Program note:

If you’re going to tell a fairytale, be sure to use lots of exaggerated voices and dramatic pauses.

The clarinets take on the role of storyteller for this piece – they growl like a wolf, squeal like a pig, and huff-and-puff with increasing vigour to blow the house down. Unfortunately, they do it all in the wrong language (“this contemporary music just sounds like random notes to me!”).

Will you still be able to follow the story? Don’t stress, it all ends happily ever after.
 
© David John Lang 2010
This piece was commissioned by Eclectica Trio, and first performed by them on 9 December 2010 at La Bohème, Grote Street, Adelaide.
It is dedicated to Anna Coleman, Amanda Lovelock, Charise Altmann and Liz Charlton.

This is music is available to
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from the Australian Music Centre

Duration: 6 minutes
Difficulty: advanced
 Instrumentation
2 clarinets in B-flat
1 clarinet in A

Note: there are no separate parts for this piece - each player reads from the score. Trust me - it's easier that way!

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