Bulgar Genevois:

Bulgar Genevois for clarinet, violin, and piano is a reduction of the final and third movement of Ofer Ben-Amots' orchestral piece, From Darkness To Light. The piece was originally composed for clarinet, mandolin and orchestra. The composition explores the sound combination of two, seemingly opposing, instruments and sound characters: the clarinet and the mandolin. Thus, the three-movement work is a short double-concerto for clarinet and mandolin, accompanied by a chamber orchestra.

The final movement, “Bulgar, Allegro con brio,” is a festive klezmer dance with a traditional Bulgar (or Freylech) rhythm, where the regular 8/8 meter is constantly divided into the irregular count of 3+3+2. In the middle of this movement the two soloists play a cadenza, which allows them to present their virtuosity in a contrasting yet complementary instrumental characters.