Intermezzo
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Instrumentation
Bassoon
1
Clarinet
1
Flute
1
French Horn
1
Oboe
1
Additional Information
Intermezzo for wind quintet was composed in 1987 for the Leeds Wind Quintet. It has a symmetrical shape and is in seven sections, with the first three being mirrored and developed in the final three. The opening section, presenting a series of elaborations of two basic musical ideas leads directly into the second, a brilliant cadenza-like passaage for the clarinet. This section ends abruptly, as if torn off and leads into the third which is very slow and homophonic. A central scherzando, rhythmic and irregular, casts its shadow across the final three sections.
Recordings
Date published
28/02/1922
Performers
Leeds Wind Quintet
Title
Intermezzo
Venue
University of Leeds
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