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| Catalogue #: |
LT. 3 |
| Composer: |
Frank Horvat |
| Year Composed: |
1995 |
| Instrumentation: |
Woodwind Trio (Flute, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet) |
| Duration: |
Theme & 4 Variations each being around 1 min
(5 1/2 min total) |
| Score: |
Yes |
| Parts: |
Yes |
| Availability: |
Live Demo |
| Date: |
November 1995 |
| Location: |
University of Toronto, Walter Hall |
| Musicians: |
Rozalind MacPhail (Flute), Michael Westwood (Clarinet),
Michele Jacot (Bass Clarinet) |
| Producer/Engineer: |
Frank Horvat |
After a significant amount of study on the Theme & Variations
musical form, I was ready to put my own stamp on it. Compositionally,
I find it interesting how the form allows you to stray far away
from your original basic theme. I took this philosophy to the
extreme with my treatment :
- Theme: Regal, Noble, tonal, lyrical, smooth, classical
in approach
- 1st Variation: Sad, Sombre, still tonal and smooth,
but in a minor key instead and with changes in rhythm
- 2nd Variation: Vivace, lively, faster, more rhythmic
and dissonant, atonal
- 3rd Variation: Marcato, well marked, pointillistic
texture alla Webern
- 4th Variation: Maestoso, majestic, back to lyrical
and classical approach
The word Montrose in the title refers to the street in Toronto
where I had my first apartment.
- Frank Horvat
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