MODERN ORCHESTRA COMPOSITIONS
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SYMPHONIC BAGATELLES
for symphony orchestra
Duration:
18 minutes
Instrumentation:
3 flutes (3rd doubles alto flute and piccolo); 3 oboes (3rd doubles English horn); 3 clarinets ( 3rd doubles bass clarinet); 3 bassoons (3rd doubles CBN); 4 horns; 3 trumpets, 3 trombones; tuba; harp; pno./cel.; timp. percussion (3); strings
Year Composed:
2000
Movements:
Bagatelle no. 1 - Appasionato
Bagatelle no. 2 - Drammatico
Bagatelle no. 3 - Misterioso, Scherzando
Bagatelle no. 4 - Humoresque
Bagatelle no. 5 - Songnado, Rubato
Bagatelle no. 6 - Allegretto
Bagatelle no. 7 - Energico Furioso
Bagatelle no. 9 - Largamente, Maestoso
Bagatelle no. 10 - Largo Sostenuto
Program Notes:
While composing the Ten Bagatelles for solo piano and subsequently practicing the completed work for performance, I realized its orchestral potential. The piece seemed to demand expression through a larger medium, offering greater dramatic power, contrasting dynamics, a richer palette of colors, and simultaneous registers.