Buxtehude, Dieterich - Prelude & Fugue in G Minor for Woodwind Quintet BuxWV 150 Quintette à vent : Flûte, Clarinette, Hautbois, Cor, Basson |
Compositeur : | Buxtehude, Dieterich (1637 - 1707) | ||
Instrumentation : | Quintette à vent : Flûte, Clarinette, Hautbois, Cor, Basson | ||
Genre : | Baroque | ||
Tonalité : | Sol mineur | ||
Arrangeur : Editeur : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Droit d'auteur : | Public Domain | ||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 19 Jui 2018 Dietrich Buxtehude is probably most familiar to modern classical music audiences as the man who inspired the young Johann Sebastian Bach to make a lengthy pilgrimage to Lubeck, Buxtehude's place of employment and residence for most of his life, just to hear Buxtehude play the organ. But Buxtehude was a major figure among German Baroque composers in his own right. Though we do not have copies of much of the work that most impressed his contemporaries, Buxtehude nonetheless left behind a body of vocal and instrumental music which is distinguished by its contrapuntal skill, devotional atmosphere, and raw intensity. He helped develop the form of the church cantata, later perfected by Bach, and he was just as famous a virtuoso on the organ. This chorale deals with the subject of faith, trust, and forgiveness. The first line of the chorale reads, "I thank you through your son, Oh God for your goodness, that you protected me so mercifully in this night." Although the chorale is quite short consisting of only four phrases, Buxtehude's setting is somewhat long at just over 150 measures. For each phrase of the chorale Buxtehude makes a fugue using the music from the chorale as the subject for imitation. This type of composition is often known a chorale ricercar. The ricercar was an imitative genre related to the fugue. Ricercari were often multisectional with each section using a different subject for imitation. "Ich dank dir schon durch deinen Sohn" behaves exactly like a four-section ricercar. Source: AllMusic (https://www.allmusic.com/composition/chorale-prelude-f or-organ-in-f-major-buxwv-195-ich-dank-dir-schon-durch- deinen-sohn-mc0002375302). Although originally composed for Pipe Organ, I created this Interpretation of the Prelude & Fugue in G Minor (BuxWV 150) for Woodwind Quintet (Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, French Horn & Bassoon). |