| ID | 43C77725-529B-42B0-9EB4-3C931A6645F0 |
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| Titlecode | SU793CO |
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| Title Name | Serenade for Winds |
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| Marketing Copy | Serenade for Eleven Winds and Double Bass, op. 149 was commissioned by the University of Kansas School of Music to celebrate the re-opening of Swarthout Recital Hall in 2015, after renovations were completed for its 50th anniversary. The composer had contemplated writing a wind serenade for years, having long admired the wind works of Mozart and Richard Strauss. The music begins with a simple tune in flute, followed by entrances by other woodwinds, making a rather placid setting. This lyric, pastoral mood continues for some time before the work builds to the Allegro vivo. Here the oboe introduces a contrapuntal subject built on perfect fourths, answered by flute, then bassoon. Crisp statements by brass interrupt this free counterpoint that eventually evolves into a mad dash of linear development, employing octatonic melodies accompanied by polychordal textures. After several dramatic statements, the serenade rather abruptly returns to its original, pastoral mood, re-stating the melody first heard in oboe and eventually concluding with an almost inaudible, dry tutti chord. |
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| Instrumentation | Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, 2 Horns, 2 Bb Trumpets, Trombone, Tuba, Double Bass |
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| Commission | (not set) |
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| Program Notes | add |
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| Title Brand | 4 |
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| Year Composed | 2015 |
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| Duration | 11 |
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| Ensemble Size | 12 |
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| Date Created | 2016-03-29 20:30:23.000000 |
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| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:30:23 |
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| Title Category | 2 |
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| Title Grade | 9 |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | Large Chamber Ensemble |
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| Title Sub Category | -1 |
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| Title Instrument Header | 25 |
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| Clean Url | serenade-for-winds-su793co |
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