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Octet for Woodwinds
Contents
General Info
Year: 1972 / 1994
Duration: c. 18:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Cost: Score and Parts - $51.25
Movements
- I. Moderato
- II. Andante
- III. Presto
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 whole piece has harmonic and rhythmic similarities to the wind music of Richard Strauss. According to the score, it is the composer’s “most performed large scale chamber work” (Baksa 1994).
The first movement is in sonata allegro form in the key of Eb. The introduction is followed by the melody in the second bassoon in m. 6. The development occurs in m. 61 with the recapitulation at m. 125, and the coda at m. 171. The introduction to the Andante contains short cadenza-like passages in solo voices, with the melody in the first clarinet at rehearsal A. The middle section starts at rehearsal C with a rhythmic motive of sixteenth note, thirty-second note rest, and thirty-second note. At rehearsal G the first theme comes back in the flute. The third movement is quite similar to the finale movement of Mozart’s Serenade No. 11 in terms of character and key.
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Bronx Arts Ensemble
Recent Performances
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- Hodgson Winds (University of Georgia, Athens) (Tyler Erhlich, conductor) – 15 September 2015
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Octet for Woodwinds (1972 / revised 1994)
- Concerto for Four Clarinets and Band
Additional Resources
- Baksa, R. (1994). Octet for woodwinds [score]. Bryn Mawr, PA: Composer Library Editions.
- Winther, R. (2004). An annotated guide to wind chamber music: For six to eighteen players. Miami: Warner Bros. Publications Inc.
