Bassoon (bassoon/piano)
SKU: HL.48181054
For Bassoon and
Piano. Composed by
Henri Dutilleux. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 8
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20097. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181054).
UPC:
888680787059. 9x12
inches.
Internation
ally acclaimed French
composer Henri Dutilleux
(1916-2013) followed the
music traditions of
Maurice Ravel and Claude
Debussy yet implemented
his own, distinctive
style. His Sarabande
et Cortege for Bassoon
and Piano displays
influences of Debussy's
eschewing of tonality and
Ravel's inventive
textures. These, combined
with Dutilleux's unique
uses of structure and
pedal points create a
truly riveting piece for
bassoon and piano.
Sarabande et
Cortege comes at the
beginning of Dutilleux's
career and was composed
as part of a set of four
exam pieces for the Paris
Conservatoire
(1942-1950). Yet the
popularity of all four
pieces remains, and they
continue to be performed
to this day. Elements
like lyrical melodies and
furious semiquaver
passages make for an
exciting piece for
bassoonists.
