singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
The Witches' Recipe for Clarinet Choir
SM-000268768
- Alternative title
- Double double toil and trouble
- Composer
- David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Clarinet
- Scored for
- Septet
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Duration
- 3'0"
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2017
Description
This is based on my setting of the witches' incantation in Shakespeare's Macbeth
"1st WITCH Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd.
2nd WITCH. Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin'd.
3rd WITCH. Harper cries:—'tis time! 'tis time!
1st WITCH. Round about the caldron go;
In the poison'd entrails throw.—
Toad, that under cold stone,
Days and nights has thirty-one;
Swelter'd venom sleeping got,
Boil thou first i' the charmed pot!
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. (etc)"
The pdf file contains score and parts.
The clarinets follow the words of the original spell and occasionally also jump up and down with malicious glee.
The sound here is an electronic preview.
The original song (for three altos and guitar - sung by the composer) can be heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErOl-yUgWho