Basset horn (or bass
clarinet or bassoon) solo
- difficult
SKU:
HL.49015983
Composed
by Bertold Hummel. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Misc. Composed 1990. Op.
87d. 20 pages. Duration
10'. Schott Music
#ED20026. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49015983).
ISBN
9790001144728.
9.0x12.0x0.08
inches.
Hummel
wrote three versions of
the four-minute
fantasias: the original
version for basset horn
as well as versions for
solo bass clarinet and
solo bassoon. The most
effective version
undoubtedly is the
version for basset horn
with its mystically
transfigured sound which
even Mozart had used for
the musical reference to
the world to come.Each of
the three fantasias
begins with a Gregorian
song in praise of the
Virgin Mary followed by
an elaborate fantasia on
this tune. Thus, Hummel
bridges the period from
the 17th century to the
present time, from the
old-fashioned religious
melody to 20th-century
music. 'Marianische
Fantasien' are pieces of
moderate difficulty, yet
full of charming beauty.
They will enthuse the
audience both in the
concert hall and in
church.