Mazone, Tyler_A Stellar Prelude

This edition is available in digital PDF format (PDF products will be delivered via email within one business day). This edition includes two versions, for either advanced or intermediate players (see performance notes below). Quick factsRange: low to high = written C3–A6 (advanced), or E3–B♭5 (intermediate)Key signature: no ♯/♭Time signature: 4/4 Program notes from the composer: "This short solo for bass clarinet is about the birth of a star inside a nebula. The piece starts off calmly and slowly, building up gradually to a climax before eventually settling back down. This represents the humble beginnings of a star, to when there is chaos with debris all over the solar system with collisions and planets forming. At the end of this long process, millions of years, the star will finally settle into its main sequence stage in which it will remain for another 3-5 billion years." Performance notes from the composer: "A Stellar Prelude comes in two versions: an advanced version and an inter