Music Appreciation: Pastoral by Vincent Persichetti
In mid-January, my thoughts inevitably turn to spring. I don’t mind winter to some extent (and this year has been so much better than last year’s Big Bucket of Suck), but spring is my...
Chamber music / Music appreciation
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published January 24, 2015 · Last modified September 30, 2021
In mid-January, my thoughts inevitably turn to spring. I don’t mind winter to some extent (and this year has been so much better than last year’s Big Bucket of Suck), but spring is my...
Chamber music / Orchestral music / Wind band music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published September 9, 2013 · Last modified September 30, 2021
Time for more Hindemith! I’d mentioned in my previous post that Hindemith based much of Symphonic Metamorphosis on piano duets by Carl Maria von Weber. The march for Hindemith’s fourth movement comes from 8...
Chamber music / Music appreciation
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published February 2, 2013 · Last modified February 13, 2022
I’m excited to introduce you to one of my favorite small ensembles – the woodwind quintet (or, wind quintet). This chamber ensemble consists of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn. Isn’t the horn a...