Fugal Overture, Op. 6 (orchestra)
Browse Works
Instrumentation
Bassoon
2
Clarinet
2
Flute
1
French Horn
2
Oboe
2
Piccolo
1
Strings
1
Timpani
1
Trombone
3
Trumpet
2
Suspended Cymbal
Maracas
snare drum
bass drum (one player)
Additional Information
This overture was written in 1975 for a musical tour of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Humberside by KANON, a small orchestra conducted and co-founded by the composer, which specialized in the performance of twentieth-century music. The overture’s skittish main theme is turned upside down and used as a fugue subject for the middle section. At the climax, material from the introduction reappears which now also reveals its thematic kinship with the fugue subject. Various contrapuntal techniques are involved, but the overall effect is intended to be exuberant rather than dryly academic.
Recordings
Date published
March 2021
Date recorded
24–27 November 2020
Performers
Paul Mann & Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Record company
Toccata Classics
Venue
Great Amber Concert Hall, Liepāja, Latvia.
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