Product Description
This is an
entertaining single-movement quartet scored for oboe, violin, viola and cello. With
a running time of just over two and a half minutes, this lively piece is sure to
please performers and audiences alike. The work was first performed at a
concert in Bens Theater Jomtien by the Salaya Quartet, a distinguished group
of musicians who at the time were section leaders in the Thailand Philharmonic
Orchestra. The first performance of the original oboe version of this work was
given by Cooper Wright (oboe); Inga Causa (violin); Dr Danny Keasler (viola)
and Martin Szawelski (cello).
Although
originally conceived as an encore piece, this lively work will enliven any
concert program. Its written in G major with two bright and rhythmic outer
sections and a more reflective middle section that briefly gives the melody to
the cello. The oboe part requires an experienced player but it is not especially
challenging in terms of range. The cello part remains in the bass clef
throughout. The work is also available scored for flute and string trio.
The score has
seven pages and the four instrumental parts have three pages each, with
slightly enlarged print to facilitate performance. The score and parts are
contained music in a single 20-page PDF file.
Dr Colin Kirkpatrick
studied at Londons Royal College of Music and followed a career in music
education. He was a High School Music Director for about fifteen years and
later became a Music Education Adviser, with the added responsibility for
training teachers and directing the instrumental teaching service.
He has published a
great deal of music and his publishers include Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton,
Schott, Oxford University Press, Chester and Belwin Mills. His music has been
performed and broadcast all over Europe as well as in Japan, Thailand,
Australia and the USA.
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