spindel

for clarinet

about

Spindel (Swedish: Spider) is a character piece illustrating the disconcerting nature of the spider: hiding, standing completely still or creeping just out of view at some times, and darting violently out of its hiding spot to make a run for safety at others.

acknowledgements

Spindel was premiered on 17 March 2019 by Fredrik Jonsson at Malmö Live, Malmö, Sweden.

composition year

2018

duration

6′ 30″

instrumentation

Clarinet in B-flat