Theme and Variations for Oboe and Wind Ensemble
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (arr. Adam Hudec)
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The underlying work bears the designation Opus 102.
General Info
Year: 1823/24? / 1997
Duration: c. 13:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Oboe and chamber orchestra
Publisher: Adler Musikverlag
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
Hummel’s Theme and Variations for Oboe and Wind Ensemble has been conjecturally dated to about 1824, when Hummel was in Weimar. It was published at the time in Leipzig and in Paris, with the suggestion of alternative instrumentation for a solo clarinet.
The Introduction is in a solemn F minor, imposing in its use of dotted rhythms. The theme itself, in F major, offers an immediate contrast in both key and mood. The first variation introduces running notes, while the second is in triplets and is again concluded by the ensemble. There is a third variation, marked Cantabile, a gentle slow movement, capped by the ensembles con fuoco. The demanding fourth variation is in semiquavers, leading through dramatic poignancy to the return of the theme and then to a version of the melody as a Tempo di Valse, a waltz that is then varied in triplets, before the work comes to an end.
- Program Note from Chandos
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Murray (Ky.) State University Wind Ensemble (Trae Blanco, conductor; Kara Donnelly, oboe) - 12 April 2021
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Wind Symphony (John R. Stewart, conductor; Wesley Boehm, oboe) – 5 April 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Andante from "Trumpet Concerto" (arr. Curnow) (1803/1996)
- Finale from "Trumpet Concerto" (arr. Erickson) (1803/1995)
- March in E-Flat
- Octet-Partita in E-flat (1803)
- Rondo from "Trumpet Concerto"
- Theme and Variations for Oboe and Wind Ensemble (arr. Hudec) (1823/24?/1997)
- Trumpet Concerto (arr. Corley) (1803/1960)
- Trumpet Concerto (tr. Phillips) (1803/2015)
- Two Classic Miniatures (with Haydn; arr. Williams) (1991)
Resources
- " Introduction, theme et variations, Op.102 (Hummel, Johann Nepomuk)". IMSLP. Web. Accessed 5 April 2019