The Latter Rain (2017) 4’
This moody, atmospheric poem by American poet James Very, a contemporary of Ralph Waldo Emerson, shows us autumn fields in the rain, no longer green and growing as in the spring, but ready to harvest. The clarinet enhances the subdued mood and suggests the steady drops of rain.
SATB and Bb Clarinet
A brooding meditation on autumn rain, ripeness, and fruition.