Caricature (1999)
(sound clip)
Duration: 4:45
Instrumentation:
B-flat Clarinet; Piano; Percussion 1: Marimba, Low tom-tom, Finger Cymbals, Congas; Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbals, Finger Cymbals, Vibraphone, High tom-tom, Tambourine, Sand Blocks, Vibra Slap
Program Notes:
A caricature is a representation which exaggerates by means of distortion of parts or characteristics. This piece is like a caricature because the listener may vaguely recognize a couple different styles of music in this piece, but the styles are loosely represented and mostly distorted.