Name: Petit concert en sextuor for oboe, harpsichord and string quartet by Brian Joyce Performance Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
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Petit concert en sextuor for oboe, harpsichord and string quartet
by Brian Joyce Performance Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Petit concert en sextuor for oboe, harpsichord and string quartet

Artist Brian Joyce

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Brian Joyce

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 78

Arrangement Performance Ensemble

Publisher Brian Joyce

Level 4

Product ID 933041

Genre Contemporary 20th Century

Instruments Harpsichord Oboe Strings

Product Description

An 18-minute concerto in three movements for oboe, harpsichord and string quartet.

From the program notes . . . .

"I can imagine readers glancing over a recital program and seeing that it includes a work for oboe, harpsichord and string quartet. They steel themselves against the onset of what promises to be a dull and dreary piece played by unsmiling people in black suits. My imaginary audience may be pleased to find that this Petit Concert is nothing of the sort. It is actually a rather relaxed piece, combining something of the 18th century Rococo (which was never very serious to begin with) and Steely Dan-influenced Hindemith. But just as a chef will hide the most unlikely ingredients in his sauces and confections, I hope I have concealed these disparate influences in a piece which speaks with its own voice. Here, then, is a short concerto with little if any overt virtuosity; it is offered simple for the enjoyment of players and audience alike. In this it perhaps comes round full circle to composers like François Couperin who preferred to please their listeners rather than stun them."

Relaxed the piece may be. To be sure, ranges and techniques are far from extreme and there are plenty of triadic sonorities and almost normal functional harmony here. But there are also moments of jazz-inflected chromaticism and frequent meter changes to contend with. It will take players who can hold their own in a mildly dissonant sound world to pull this off. Careful attention to dynamics, tight ensemble and flawless intonation are a must, but diligent players will be rewarded with an immediate audience-pleaser.

A separate harpsichord part is included for players who prefer not to read from the score. Equal temperament and a=440 are assumed for the harpsichord. A two manual instrument is preferred but not absolutely necessary.

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Petit concert en sextuor for oboe, harpsichord and string quartet
by Brian Joyce Performance Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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