A Small Box, the Colour of Heartache

Inspired by the book: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. There's a page of this elsewhere on the site, but as I'm testing the blog I'll post it here too.

I like the Chalumeau register of the Clarinet; as the palest voice in the Orchestra it seems to speak well to Lady Pole. The melancholy of the melody is belied by quite a fast tempo, and the quick, quick part is out of sync with the waltz. I thought this illustrated her condition quite well.