Chamber Music Bassoon(s)
SKU: PR.114424120
Composed by Chen Yi. Sws.
Score. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42412.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114424120).
ISBN
9781491138069. UPC:
680160693450.
Chen
Yiâs ELEGY was
composed in 2020 both as
her own response to the
covid pandemic, and in
conjunction with the
Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestraâs series
of solo commissions for
their performers offered
through the SPCOâs
website. Musically
inspired by a common bond
with SPCO oboist Cassie
Pilgrimâs cultural
heritage from southern
China, Chen Yi drew from
Cantonese folk music
materials, whose Yifan
mode is particularly sad
and mournful. ELEGY was
originally composed for
solo oboe, and
transcribed for solo
bassoon by the
composer.