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Oxymores

clarinet, violoncello and piano

Oxymores (2010), a trio in three movements, was composed especially for the Kheops Ensemble.

The first movement is cast in ABA′ form. The opening A section features a dialogue between the clarinet and cello, in which passages of intricate counterpoint alternate with moments of striking rhythmic unison. This gives way to the more restrained B section, in which the piano introduces an obstinate motif that serves as the foundation for a developing interplay among the three instruments. In the return of A (A′), the piano reprises the opening material while fragments from the B section are layered above, creating a subtle superimposition of earlier ideas.

The second movement is highly expressive in nature, contemplative and melodic, offering a lyrical interlude before the final movement bursts forth in a dazzling display of rhythmic vitality and virtuosic interplay—an exuberant conclusion to the work.

World première: Kheops Ensemble (Ronald Van Spaendonck – clarinet, Marie Hallynck – cello, Muhiddin Dürrüoglu – piano), Les Concerts de l’Orangerie Festival, Seneffe, Belgium, 20 July 2012.

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