Mazone, Tyler_Reconciliation

This edition is available in digital PDF format (PDF products will be delivered via email within one business day). From the composer: "Reconciling with something or someone you used to love is a pretty tough journey sometimes. I experienced this with the bass clarinet, hence my reason for composing this sonata. When I first tried out the instrument in high school, I was immediately enamored and ended up switching in order to perform it in my high school’s top band. The bass clarinet has always been a natural affinity for me and I, unfortunately, lost that relationship with it during my undergraduate degree. I will not explain the circumstances but they resulted in a really confusing and unhealthy relationship with the instrument. In the meantime, my Bb and contrabass playing were skyrocketing and I never understood why that never carried over to bass. Then I started at Michigan State University where my band director and peers noticed my skill and passion for low clarinets and accordi