Composer’s Note:

Double Clutch was written for harpist Sandrine Chatron. The music is based primarily on a recursive, descending scale, one that becomes more highly decorated and presented at different speeds as the piece progresses. The title refers both to the incredible dexterity of a harpist’s hands and to a method of shifting a car’s gears, which, when done correctly, results in the ability to more smoothly accelerate while preventing wear on a manual transmission (something that also may become a lost art).