The Day the Clowns Cried
This moving and very touching composition is a tribute to those who lost their lives in the catastrophic Ringling Brothers Circus fire on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut. The piece begins with a lively circus march but the music quickly turns ominous as fire sweeps through the Big Top. A slow, mournful clarinet cadenza signifies the demise of the tent and the huge loss of life in the tragedy.
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