David Maslanka - Quintet for Winds No. 2 (1986) [Score-Video]

David Maslanka - Quintet for Winds No. 2 (1986)
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Wind Works Quintet
Laura Pillman, flute
Katie Haun, oboe
Jennifer Guzman, clarinet
Eric Hessel, horn
Marty Wells, bassoon
Program Note: Like Quintet no. 1, it is in three movements, yet the progression of attitudes is quite different. The movement through the entire piece shifts by degrees from an assertive, technically demanding character to music that is quite placid and ethereal.
The first movement is, for the most part, aggressive and driving. Its exposition consists of a number of relatively brief ideas sharply intercut. The center of the movement is a complete fugue employing a number of traditional devices including retrograde, inversion, and retrograde-inversion of the subject, rhythmic augmentation and diminution, and stretto. The recapitulation consists of a quiet and thoughtful reworking of the introduction to the movement and an evolution of one of the short ideas from the exposition.
The second movement has an underlying attitude of mystery and elusiveness. The pleasant and lulling quality of the opening gives way to a much more emotional and demanding music. The recapitulation further evolves the soothing character of the beginning, and the coda effects a mysterious disappearance.
The third movement is a chaconne, a continuous set of variations over a brief repeated harmonic pattern. This radically simple harmonic scheme, laid out in whole notes, persists undisturbed until the coda. Above it unfolds a solo, a duet, a trio, then a drive to the movement’s climactic point. The music then subsides to a restatement of the opening oboe solo, followed by a chorale-like coda that summarizes the entire piece.
-Program notes by David Maslanka
Score Available Here: davidmaslanka.com/works/quint...
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[@steveegallo3384]

A rare euphonic accessible pleasure from the abstruse liturgy of Prof. Γιαννόπουλος.....Merry Christmas from Mexico!

[@Bassoonoodles]

The maslanka wind quintets are treasures. Thank you so much for uploading this and for the recent wind chamber literature❤️❤️❤️

[@jacobbass6226]

The third is the best.

[@brayrussell3863]

Yay! We love David Maslanka!

[@steveegallo3384]

Bray Russell -- I couldn't have said it better.....BRAVO from San Agustinillo!

[@steveegallo3384]

.....and STILL astounding.....3 years later......now from Mexico City!

[@bencurmusicproductions9677]

Fabulous!

[@wolfgangzimmermann9563]

Most fascinating! Very American - and a tragical ending!

[@embersremembers]

🥰☺️

[@theafellacomposer]

Is it me or the parts for the transposing instruments are written in concert pitch particularly the French Horn part?

[@m44p25]

yes, they're written in concert pitch

[@theafellacomposer]

@@m44p25 Huh that's interesting given that this is the first time I've seen transposing instruments parts written in concert pitch.

[@m44p25]

@Theatre Feller Yeah it’s a little weird, I’ve seen it a few times but not often. Perhaps it’s just the preference of the composer?

[@jacobbass6226]

M44p. Maslanka ALWAYS does his handwritten scores in concert pitch. This score was originally handwritten.

[@m44p25]

Jacob Bass oh cool, I’m not familiar with his works so that’s good to know, thanks for the info!

[@brodyodyo4671]

the flute is so sharp in this but otherwise it’s wonderful

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