{"product_id":"oberg-draculas-tango-alea","title":"Öberg: Dracula's Tango","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Basha Öberg\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eBass Clarinet Ensemble\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dracula's Tango (2026) (4 bass clarinets)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, this piece, \u003cem\u003eDracula's Tango\u003c\/em\u003e for bass clarinet quartet, imagines a musical response to the novel, a kind of imagined main theme shaped through its harmony and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the listener, the work initially presents itself as a traditional tango, written in a dark harmonic Minor. for the performers however, the score immediately reveals a more unstable structure through shifting rhythms caused by irregular time signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the piece invites the listener to dance, its rhythmic unpredictability makes this increasingly difficult, as if Dracula himself is subtly interfering. The result is a playful tension between familiarity and unease, where the music lures us in before revealing its more deceptive nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alea Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46594022473807,"sku":"ALEA1437","price":37.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/5c233232744489d766b2eeef8fc91c0a.jpg?v=1788274845","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/products\/oberg-draculas-tango-alea","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}