Elegy for a Young American -- Ronald Lo Presti
Elegy for a Young American was written in 1964 and is dedicated to the memory of President John F. Kennedy. The simple motif in the opening clarinet develops melodically and harmonically throughout the elegy, giving the listener a full musical experience of pain, grief, and loss. The final knells of the funeral chimes leave the listener not with despair and emptiness, but rather a sense of growth and inner peace.
