Morningside Variations
for Flute, Clarinet in Bb (and Eb), Percussion, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano
Edition 052325/042026
Morningside Variations
(2025)
Edition 052325/042026
© 2026 hic sunt leones publishing
Morningside Variations was composed in the Spring of 2025.
Instrumentation
Flute
Clarinet in Bb (doubling Clarinet in Eb)
Percussion (1 player):
1 suspended cymbal
5 woodblocks
5 temple blocks Glockenspiel (G3-C6) Vibraphone (F3-F6) Marimba (5 octaves)
Piano
Violin Violoncello
(a conductor is often required)
Duration: 13 minutes
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To Kevin Eubanks
Variation 1 - Allegro (q=120) - Allegro brillante (q=144)
Variation 2 - L’istesso tempo
Variation A - Vivace (q.=80)
Variation 3 - Tempo I (q=120) -h.= w (h=80)
Variation 4 - L’istesso tempo ma piú brillante (q=160)
Variation B - L’istesso tempo - Vivace (q.=80)
Variation 5 - (h.=h.)
Variation C - Allegro agitato (q=120) (q=q)
Variation 6 - L’istesso tempo ma molto calmo (q=120)
Variation 7 - L’istesso tempo
Variation D - L’istesso tempo
Variation 8 - L’istesso tempo ma molto pesante (q=120) -
Allegro brillante (q=144)
Variation 9 - Tempo I (q=120)
Variation 10 - Allegro molto (q=160)
Variation 11 - L’istesso tempo ma molto misterioso (q=160)