Wooden Miniatures Woodwind Quintet 木管五重奏 木管樂器

Wooden Miniatures》是華盛頓州立大學為紀念該校圖書館擴建而委託創作的。大部分作曲工作是在 1994 年 4 月和 5 月完成的。這部作品獻給了Solstice管樂五重奏，他們在1994年8月圖書館擴建落成典禮上進行了首演。由於該作品是為慶祝儀式而創作的，因此我們的目標是創作出積極向上的音樂。由於演出時間有限，有必要壓縮一些音樂思想。我們的目標是創作出一首既有完整作品的感覺，又短小精悍的樂曲。木制小品》分為三個樂章：I. 《桃花心木做的》色彩明快絢麗；II.柚木大象》更多的是憂鬱和反思；III.黃楊木製成》以進行曲式的賦格開始，隨後是第一樂章的素材。標題是一個文字遊戲。這三首木管小品可歸類為 "木制小品"，但隨後我開始聯想到圖書館，尤其是個人圖書館，以及書架上不時出現的木雕人像和書擋，這讓我想起了我祖父在他的圖書館裡收藏的木制大象。(華盛頓州普爾曼，GWY）

作曲家: Yasinitsky Greg
樂器: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn in F, bassoon
出版社: advance music
原文簡介:
Wooden Miniatures was commissioned by Washington State University in commemoration of the WSU Library Addition. Most of the compositional work was done in April and May of 1994. The work is dedicated to the Solstice Wind Quintet and they presented the premiere performance at the dedication of the Library Addition in August of 1994. Since the work was composed for a ceremonial occasion, the goal was to create positive and uplifting music. Since the time frame available for the performance was somewhat limited, it was necessary to condense some of the musical ideas. The goal was to create a piece which had the feeling of a complete work, yet was short and concise. Wooden Miniatures is in three movements: I. Made of Mahogany features brilliant, sprightly colors; II. Teak Elephants is more melancholy and reflective; and III. Fashioned from Boxwood begins with a march-like fugato followed by a return of material from the first movement. The title is a play on words. Three short pieces featuring woodwinds can be categorized as “Wooden Miniatures”, but then I began to think about libraries, especially personal libraries and the carved wooden figures and bookends sometimes found on the shelves, and I was reminded of the wooden elephants which my grandfather kept in his library. (GWY, Pullman, WA)
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