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Concerto for oboe and orchestra : concerto for oboe and orchestra
by Carl Vine (1996)
Also known as: Monody
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Performance by Australian Youth Orchestra, David Nuttall, Diego Masson from the CD garden of earthly delights |
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A garden of earthly delights / Australian Youth Orchestra, Diego Masson.
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Work Overview
Writing a work for solo oboe and orchestra poses considerable
challenges. Although one of the finest melodic instruments, the
oboe is easily overpowered, is a little harder to control than
other wind instruments, and lacks the timbral range of, say, the
string or percussion families. The solution here was to limit the
form to 'monody', or simple accompanied melody, and by limiting
orchestral size to a wind quartet, 2 horns, 2 trumpets,
percussion and strings.
The work falls into two broad sections : the first is
slow-fast-slow, the second fast-slow-fast. The piece opens in a
deliberately minor mode, mostly with a flattened second. This
'arabesque' sound world is complemented by melodic arabesques
that seem inordinately idiomatic on the oboe. This progresses
smoothly into a regular motoric section that concludes with
brilliant trills on the oboe. The first part closes with a dirge
built around a repetitive rhythmic cell that could be the beat
either of a heart or of a funeral drum.
The second, shorter, part, opens in the same minor modality as
the beginning of the piece, but this time in an energetic
syncopated rhythm. This falls away abruptly to an un-measured
melismatic solo and a brief cadenza before returning to close the
work, this time in an unashamed major key.
Work Details
Year: 1996
Instrumentation: Solo oboe, flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet in B flat (doubling bass clarinet), bassoon, 2 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, timpani, percussion (2 players), strings.
Duration: 16 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional
Dedication note: Dedicated to David Nuttall
Commission note: Commissioned by Canberra Symphony Orchestra with funds provided by Australia Council. Performing Arts Board.
First performance: by David Nuttall, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite — 11 Sep 96.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
Performances of this work
11 Sep 96: featuring David Nuttall, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite.
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