Hadal Waltz (2025) | Clarinet, Viola, & Piano
One Miniature for Clarinet Trio extracted and adapted from the Infinity Miniatures piano trio. c. 3’
One Miniature for Clarinet Trio extracted and adapted from the Infinity Miniatures piano trio. c. 3’
One Miniature for Clarinet Trio extracted and adapted from the Infinity Miniatures piano trio. c. 3’
This piece was composed as the final part of a larger project that reflects a spiritualistic journey of three parts: heaven, purgatory, and hell. The movements are named as such to reflect their counterpart, with references to Greek and Jewish, and Christian eschatology intertwined in the nomenclature. This miniature, Hadal Waltz, is an energetic dance movement. The word Hadal, meaning ‘the deepest part of the ocean’ refers to the Greek kingdom of the Underworld and the God of the Underworld himself. The movement paints an energetic image of the Greek God of the underworld, caricaturing him as a cunning and guileful character.
Finally, note that the number three is present throughout the piece, a number that is central to spiritual cultures, from the biblical holy trinity to the symbolic rituals of the freemasons. For example, the number three is reflected in the instrumentation, movement count, and the time signature shifts between 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 and 15/8 in the final movement.