Jenni Brandon Music

Jenni Brandon: The Sequoia Trio For Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

<!-- Each of the six-movements of The Sequoia Trio by Jenni Brandon takes a quote about Sequoia trees from John Muir's book The Yosemite and uses it to inspire the music. --> The composer writes<blockquote>I had returned from a trip to Sequoia National Park in July of 2008 and was inspired by the great trees. I knew that these would be the basis for the new work, and in searching for a voice of these great trees I turned to the words of John Muir for inspiration. Each movement of The Sequoia Trio (oboe, clarinet, bassoon sheet music) takes a quote about Sequoia trees from John Muir's book The Yosemite and uses it to inspire the music. The opening waving pattern creates the gentle breeze as the growth of the tree starts in the bassoon, moving through the clarinet and is carried all the way to the top of the tree through the oboe. Movement two is sassy and jazzy, describing the kind of resilient attitude that young trees must maintain in order to survive. "The Three Graces" plays on the idea of the three instruments in the ensemble and Muir's own reference to Greek mythology. Finally in "The Noble Trees" the instruments play a hymn-like tribute to the largest living things on earth. The two "Tree Interludes" represent the individual voice of a tree and its story. This piece was written during my composer residency with the Vientos Trio during 2008-2009. </blockquote>

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