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Clarinet

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One or more Clarinets

Rough Breathing/Smooth Breathing

Premiere: 31. März 1985 im Südwestfunk Baden-Baden durch Lawrence Beauregard (Flöte) und Alain Damiens (Klarinette), beides Mitglieder des "Ensemble InterContemporain"
Instrumentation: flute and clarinet
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, New York
Year of composition: 1984
Edition: performance score
8 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-051-10251-8
Order number: BH 3000218

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"Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux" for flute and clarinet was composed for the celebration of Pierre Boulez's 60th birthday on March 31, 1985 in Baden-Baden. The title, translated as "rough breathing/smooth breathing", refers to the pronunciation of classical Greek words beginning with a vowel or an “R”. With “Esprit Rude” (rough breathing) the initial vowel (or "R") is to be preceded by a sounded "H", and is indicated by a reversed comma above the letter. With "Esprit Doux" (smooth breathing) the initial vowel is not to be preceded by "H" and is indicated by a comma above the vowel. In the Greek for "sixtieth year" (transliterated as "hexèkoston etos") the initial epsilon of the first word has a rough breathing sign while the epsilon of the second has a smooth one.