Anton Webern
Im Sommerwind
Short instrumentation: 1 1 2 1 - 2 1 1 0 - timp, hp, pno, str (6-6-4-4-2)
Duration: 15'
Bearbeitung: Roland Freisitzer
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb (+bass cl(Bb))
bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
trumpet in C
trombone
timpani (+susp.cym)
piano
harp
violin I (1st desk)
violin I (2nd desk)
violin I (3rd desk)
violin II (1st desk)
violin II (2nd desk)
violin II (3rd desk)
viola (1st desk)
viola (2nd desk)
violoncello (1st desk)
violoncello (2nd desk)
double bass (2)
Webern - Im Sommerwind for chamber orchestra
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Anton Webern
Im SommerwindOrchestration: für Kammerorchester
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
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Work introduction
I have arranged Anton Webern's Idyll Im Sommerwind for the ensemble Kontrapunkte for chamber orchestra. Since this concert with Bartók's Divertimento already featured a string instrumentation of 6.6.4.4.2, I also chose this string instrumentation because as much as possible of Webern's dazzling original could be captured. In addition there is a wind instrumentation of flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone - as well as timpani, harp and piano. The work, originally composed for a very large orchestra (e.g. 6 horns), is now accessible to chamber orchestras.
(Roland Freisitzer)