Hans Rott
Pastoral Prelude
Short instrumentation: 3 2 2 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(2), str
Duration: 16'
Herausgeber: Helmuth Kreysing
Instrumentation details:
1. flute (+ picc.)
2. flute
3. flute
1. oboe
2. oboe
1. clarinet in B
2. clarinet in B
1. bassoon
2. bassoon
contrabassoon
1. horn in F
2. horn in F
3. horn in F
4. horn in F
1. trumpet in F
2. trumpet in F
3. trumpet in F
1. trombone
2. trombone
3. trombone
contrabass tuba
timpani
perc (2 player: triangle, bass drum, cymbal)
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
contrabass
Rott - Pastorales Vorspiel for orchestra
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Hans Rott
Rott: Pastorales VorspielOrchestration: für Orchester
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
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Work introduction
Born in 1858, in Vienna. Died in the Lower Austrian Lunatic Asylum in 1884 – these are two cornerstones of a life that was much too short. In between, Hans Rott dedicated himself tirelessly to working on compositions. He enjoyed some success until Johannes Brahms rejected his Symphony, which plunged him into deep confusion. Rott studied together with Gustav Mahler at the Musikakademie and greatly influenced him. The Pastorales Vorspiel shows Rott's development on his path to the symphony. The first, longer part is both mournful and bucolic. After about 10 minutes the scene changes: the strings strike up a fugal theme, the brass join in and the motoric, Baroque-style music leads to a celebratory apotheosis, with which the piece finishes.