Work : Line Drawings
Composer : Richard Wilson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Edward_Wilson
Difficulty Ranking : IV
Publisher : Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
Year Published : 1986
Instrumentation : 2 Bb Clarinets
Potential Pedagogical Applications : Intonation (interval, unison, octave), articulation matching, ensemble mechanics, phrase handoffs, hocketing, unusual meters
Sample Recording : David Krakauer and Larry Guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv_aZfr6ZXw
Where to Purchase Sheet Music : http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/line-drawings-sheet-music/19556059
Annotation : Line Drawings is a set of four pieces inspired by the American painter Philip Guston. Each movement serves as a musical depiction of the purpose of the art as described by the artist. The work’s first movement is perhaps the most challenging with frequent metric shifts, but overall the work is approachable. The second movement challenges the players through hocketing and frequent and sudden dynamic shifts. Movement three opens with a solo passage in the first clarinet and movement four employs short staccato articulations and sudden dynamic shifts to create excitement.
