When Night Came - Clarinet And Piano by Karen P. Thomas published on 2015-05-30T03:00:09Z When night came was composed as a personal response to the horrors of the war in the former Yugoslavia, in particular to the atrocities committed against the women of Bosnia-Herzegovina. This piece is dedicated to those women - to those who have been brutally murdered, and to the survivors. It is in some part a lament, but it is also a tribute to the strength and resiliency of the women of Bosnia-Herzegovina. There are two Bosnian folksong quotations in When night came... The first, Odkad seke nismo zapjevale, is based on a short series of repeated notes, with harmonies consisting of major and minor seconds. It is a ganga, an intense and vibrant form of vocal music sung in the mountainous regions of Herzegovina. The second song, Kad ja podjoh na Benbasu, is a lyrical love song – one of the most well-known and beloved songs in the area around Sarajevo. Genre clarinet
