8A52E7CC-6F50-4840-9999-05516FC22254
| ID | 8A52E7CC-6F50-4840-9999-05516FC22254 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | X642713 |
| Title Name | Gulfstream for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano |
| Marketing Copy | Written to celebrate the Olivier Messiaen centennial in 2008, Lieuwen scored Gulfstream for the same instruments as Messiaen’s landmark Quartet for the End of Time: clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. The work is a musical representation of the Gulfstream current, conceived as the composer reflected upon its influence on weather and global climate change. |
| Instrumentation | Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | Written to celebrate the Olivier Messiaen centennial in 2008, Lieuwen scored Gulfstream (2007) for the same instruments as Messiaen’s landmark Quartet for the End of Time: clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. Like other of Lieuwen’s nature-based pieces, Gulfstream reacts to his aural impression of the Gulfstream current, a warm ocean current that travels from the Gulf of Mexico to Northwestern Europe. High-profile discussions of the current’s role in climate conditions and global warming piqued Lieuwen’s interest and inspired the work’s composition. Gulfstream opens with a minimalistic piano ostinato reminiscent of dark, rippling water. Building on the piano’s foundation, melodic fragments layer over one another and eventually grow to a lyrical melody. Exotic scales color the pure, lush harmonies, and the piece’s sections variously swirl in circular patterns, rise to climactic extremes, and turn suddenly. In a particularly peaceful moment, the clarinet floats gracefully over the ethereal, undulating piano. Tenacious repetition interrupts the wandering melodies and then trails off into the ether. |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 2008 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 11 |
| Ensemble Size | 4 |
| Date Created | 2011-12-05 20:33:16.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:33:16 |
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| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
| Recording Credits | Recorded by Enhake Ensemble, Naxos 8559692 |
| Review | (not set) |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 2 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
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| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Quartet |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | -1 |
| Title Instrument Header | 19 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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