Sir Harrison Birtwistle
5 Distances for 5 Instruments
Duration: 13'
Dedication: Dedicated to David Sylvester
Birtwistle - 5 Distances for 5 Instruments for flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, bassoon and horn in F
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Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Birtwistle: 5 Distances for 5 Instruments for flute, oboe, clarinet (b) bassoon and hornOrchestration: for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Type: Stimmensatz
Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Birtwistle: 5 Distances for 5 Instruments for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoonOrchestration: for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Type: Partitur
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Work introduction
It seems that a cheerful and lively argument is going on among the instruments in this wind quintet. The horn and the bassoon contend while the other three players offer commentary, the flute, oboe and clarinet twittering together constantly together. After about seven minutes, there is a pause (with short interruptions) – but soon the music moves on again, accelerating until it reaches the close, exhausted and slow, where it can only repeat the same motifs. Once again, this is instrumental musical theatre.