Hennessy: Trio, op. 54 for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Code: JP5076
ISMN: 979-0-3019-0595-1

Swan Hennessy was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1866, the son of an Irish-American immigrant. He studied music in Germany and lived most of his life in Paris, where he died in 1929. Many of his compositions are based on Irish folk melodies such as his Petit trio celtique for violin, viola and cello, and his Sonata in Irish Style for violin and piano. The same Irish influence is obvious in his Trio, op. 54 for 2 clarinets and bassoon in both the melodic material throughout the work and the rhythms and harmonies of an Irish gig in the last movement. The trio was composed in 1921 and dedicated to fellow composer, Paul Ladmirault.