H. Leslie Adams

Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

The first movement, Andante, is in a broad three-part form. The A section has a languid melodic theme in D Minor, with a moving accompaniment underneath. The B section changes to a more jovial, sprightly mood, with staccato notes and large intervallic leaps. The return of A brings back the slower tempo, which is sustained until the end.

The second movement, Allegro, has a kind of march-like rhythm, in B flat minor, with the first section containing short repeated sections. The mid-section continues the basic mood, only with more broad and expansive rhythmic figures. The first section is heard briefly, closing the movement with sharp accents in E flat minor.

The third movement, Moderato, begins slowly with sustained block chords in A Major, over which a dolce melody appears. A second theme begins in the clarinet and is picked up by the other instruments. A da segno allow the listener an opportunity to hear these passages again, before a Coda quietly closes the movement with block chords echoing the beginning.

The fourth movement, marked Con moto, has an arpeggiated piano figure in D Minor, under a forthright-stated theme., The other instruments pick up on this bold melody, creating a rhapsodic mood. A B-section continues this feeling, with a widening scope and more complex rhythmic patterns. A da segno repeats the first theme, only more quietly, before the other instruments join in robustly. A Coda utilities the rhythmic qualities of the preceding passages, before slowing down for a quiet ending, bring the Trio to a close.