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...
Tagged: woodwind quintet
Bonus Features: March from Symphonic Metamorphosis
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...
Sail the High Seas with Arnold’s Whimsical “Three Shanties”
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...