Suite Française (Woolfenden)
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1991
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ariel Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00 | Score Only - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bassoon I-II
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Suite Française was commissioned by Val Brodie, then director of the Rugby Music Centre. It was premiered on 22 May 1991 at the Rugby Youth Music Festival, under the direction of Helen Deakin. Woolfenden's Suite Française begins with a “Pastorale,” introduced by the bassoon and clarinet and then taken up by the oboe. The main melody of the second movement, “Waltz,” is based on "N'ai pas ieu de mio" from the Songs of the Auvergne. The finale, “Scene et Marche,” is the most involved movement and provides opportunities for each instrument to shine. As with many of Woolfenden's scores for winds, the suite evolved from music written for the Royal Shakespeare Company, in this case two productions of Love's Labour's Lost.
Program Note by Nikk Pilato
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
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Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
Additional Resources
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Categories: Compositions | Grade V | Multi-Movement | Chamber | Octets
