Today, I'm just going to share the Suite Breve en Trio, a piece for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. French composer Eugène Bozza remains one of the most prolific composers of wind chamber music, and I hope to explore his Aria (for clarinet [or alto saxophone] and piano).
Here's a brief description of each of the movements of the Suite Breve en Trio:
I. Allegro moderato - A beautiful lyrical opening centering around a pentatonic theme, though rapidly changing tonality and chromaticism transforms the simple opening motif into a seed for many ideas. The expressive playing, right from the start, got me interested in the suite.
II. Allegro vivo - A whimsical scherzo with a lilting rhythm that gives the movement a lopsided feeling. Chromaticism, grace notes, and sharp articulations characterize this movement. I really like the performers' cohesive phrasing in this movement.
III. Adagio espressivo - A lovely slow movement that feels somewhat like a modern 'sarabande.' The contrast between wide intervals in some melodic figures and the scalar features of some others, and the frequent rhythmic interlacing of musical lines, make this movement's melodies particularly (and its suspended ending) appealing.
IV. Final - Allegro vivo - With its syncopated figures and bright mood, the finale is a buoyant dance (perhaps a 'rigaudon'). Frequent parallel chord motion and crisply articulated melodies, along with unexpected harmonic and rhythmic turns, make a vibrant conclusion to the suite.
Hope you enjoy this piece! Leave your thoughts below!
Here's a brief description of each of the movements of the Suite Breve en Trio:
I. Allegro moderato - A beautiful lyrical opening centering around a pentatonic theme, though rapidly changing tonality and chromaticism transforms the simple opening motif into a seed for many ideas. The expressive playing, right from the start, got me interested in the suite.
II. Allegro vivo - A whimsical scherzo with a lilting rhythm that gives the movement a lopsided feeling. Chromaticism, grace notes, and sharp articulations characterize this movement. I really like the performers' cohesive phrasing in this movement.
III. Adagio espressivo - A lovely slow movement that feels somewhat like a modern 'sarabande.' The contrast between wide intervals in some melodic figures and the scalar features of some others, and the frequent rhythmic interlacing of musical lines, make this movement's melodies particularly (and its suspended ending) appealing.
IV. Final - Allegro vivo - With its syncopated figures and bright mood, the finale is a buoyant dance (perhaps a 'rigaudon'). Frequent parallel chord motion and crisply articulated melodies, along with unexpected harmonic and rhythmic turns, make a vibrant conclusion to the suite.
Hope you enjoy this piece! Leave your thoughts below!
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