SKU: CL.CTS-7960-17
Impromptu for Bassoon and Piano is an energetic, lyrical solo, written for Smith's daughter, Pam, and easily accessible for a high school or college bassoonist. Based on a lighthearted melody, the solo has some technical passages based on arpeggios, challenging rhythmic passages in Smith's signature 7/8 and 9/8 bars and a complementary piano accompaniment. Bassoonists will enjoy performing this work which explores the entire range of the instrument, challenging the bassoonist to portray both expressive and spirited styles.
SKU: MA.EMR-45032
The Conquering Hero / Wedding March / Silent Night / Joy To The World / Impromptu / The First Nowell / Nobody Knows / The Little Mouse / Battle Hymn Of The Republic / Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen / Havah Nagilah / The Carnival Of Venice...
SKU: MA.EMR-47558
SKU: MA.EMR-47569
SKU: MA.EMR-47557
SKU: MA.EMR-47574
SKU: PR.144405700
UPC: 680160609888.
The seventh wind quartet was completed in 2002 and is fashioned after a childhood memory of a chaotic and impromptu music experience. I remembered a children’s birthday party where several sisters, who had taken music lessons, were pushing each other off a piano bench in order to have a brief turn playing easy tunes. This artless ruckus turned out to be an exciting 'performance' despite being unplanned. The girls were laughing, pushing, shoving, struggling, even banging and pounding, while managing to render chopped-up tune fragments from pieces that were popular at the time. The result is a single-movement quartet, where surrealism is based on non-surrealistic reality. For advanced performers. Duration: 9'15.
SKU: PR.14440570S
UPC: 680160609901.