Composer: Barker, Paul Alan, 1956 -
Country of origin: England
Title: Clarinet Quintet: [In Memoriam: for those who fall in time of war]
Other titles: In Memoriam: For those who fall in time of war: For string quartet and clarinet
Movements: Lachrymae; Soliloquy: Song of the Anchorite; The Soft Cathedral; Exeunt Omnes
Year(s) composed: 2004
Publisher: Composer's Edition; British Music Collection
Duration (in minutes): 28
Clarinet type: B-flat
Note: See comment below
This work was written at the request of Joan Lluna to write a theatrical work for him and the Brodsky Quartet, with funds from the Arts Council of England. It was premiered in Oxford in November 2004. The work was conceived as a response to wars unleashed during recent years. It is designed as chamber music-theatre and contains specific instructions for staging and performance,
Source: composer; score