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On the Immortality of a Crab

for Violin, Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano (and optional Flute)

Program Note
“Thinking about the immortality of a crab” is a Spanish idiom meaning to let one’s mind wander or “daydream”. The three short movements of this piece evoke different ways in which one’s mind wanders; rapid succession of thoughts running through one’s mind, inattention due to one’s mind being on other things, and the interruption of one’s “train of thought”.

• Racing Thoughts
• Miles Away
• Off the Rails

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