LIKE A WHIRLING SAND CLOCK
for clarinet, cello and piano
An Intense and Evocative Contemporary Work for Clarinet Trio
Like a Whirling Sand Clock (2006) by Lior Navok is a 10-minute trio for clarinet, cello, and piano inspired by the idea of time leaking backward—a metaphor for cultural and ideological regression. Composed during a period of global tension, the work reflects on history repeating itself, evoking the image of a sand clock dropping grains upward instead of down. Commissioned in memory of Adele and John Gray for clarinetist Chen Halevi, the piece blends expressive intensity with intricate interplay, offering a striking addition to the contemporary repertoire for clarinet cello piano.
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About the Music
Like a Whirling Sand Clock is a 10½‑minute trio built around the image of time leaking, reversing, and spiraling backward. The music unfolds in continuous motion, shaped by shifting textures, unstable pulses, and a sense of suspended inevitability. Blending expressive lyricism with contemporary harmonic language to evoke a world in which time feels unsettled, cyclical, and fragile, it is ideal for professional clarinetists, cellists, and pianists, as well as advanced students experienced with contemporary chamber‑music coordination and expressive contrast. The trio works beautifully in contemporary chamber concerts and programs exploring time, narrative, or psychological themes. It is highly effective in intimate and medium‑sized halls where detail, color, and intricate interplay can be clearly perceived.
Specifications
- Duration: 10 minutes 30 seconds
- Year Composed: 2006
- Instrumentation: Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Product Information
- Availability: Instant PDF Download (Score and Parts)
- Return Policy: Digital downloads are not eligible for returns.
- Condition: New 1st Edition digital score
LIKE A WHIRLING SAND CLOCK clarinet cello piano (score & parts) [PDF download]
BASIC INFORMATION
Item: Full Score and
Set of PartsFormat: PDF Download Edition: 2nd Edition Copyright: Lior Navok Publisher: Lior Navok Music Pages: Score: 33
Parts: 24Paper Size: DIN A4 / Letter DIGITAL SCORE
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PROGRAM NOTES
Program Notes:
While composing Like a Whirling Sand Clock for clarinet, cello, and piano, I was preoccupied with the concept of time as a leaking process, mirroring a larger phenomenon best described as a regression in time. In September 2006, I sensed that the world stood at a pivotal moment: on one hand, various religious and political forces sought deeper roots in what they perceived as absolute truth, yet these ideas, particularly religious ones, were profoundly fundamentalist, reactionary, and narrow-minded.
For me, these clashes of ideas and ideals echoed the dark days of the Middle Ages and the Crusades, when people were killed in the name of blind belief. Today, with humanity's sophisticated mass destruction tools, one wonders where we are headed and what tomorrow will bring.
The sensation of time slipping away intensified as contemporary events increasingly resembled narratives from history books. I envisioned a perpetually whirling sand clock, dropping grains of sand one by one into the upper tube rather than the lower one—a visual metaphor for the process of regressing in time, which I aimed to depict through sound.
Like a Whirling Sand Clock was generously commissioned in memory of Adele and John Gray for clarinetist Chen Halevi.
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