Name: Wind Quintet - Courtly Dances by Mike Lyons Woodwind Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Lyons Music Services
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Wind Quintet - Courtly Dances
by Mike Lyons Woodwind Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Wind Quintet - Courtly Dances

Artist Mike Lyons

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Mike Lyons

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 37

Arrangement Woodwind Ensemble

Publisher Lyons Music Services

Level 5

Product ID 863907

Genre Concert Contemporary Standards

Performance Group Woodwind Quintet

Product Description

Basically it is a set of three dances loosely described as Allemande, Courante and Jygg. Orchestration is for wind quintet Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Horn in F and Bassoon.

The style of the first one is marcato, with a touch of irony! The bassoon leads with an Alberti pattern followed by the first melodic idea stated on the horn. This motif is eventually taken up by all the instruments. The melody then morphs into a lovely little B-section melody on the flute with an oboe obbligato before the DS. Surprisingly simple, but 3 mins long.

Movement 2 plays on the meaning of courante (running). It's in 3, as courantes were. Each instrument has an important role in keeping the music flowing - even the bassoon and horn. The middle section has a mournful bassoon melody with weaving contrapuntal lines from all the others. There's a bridge into the DS and the first section is repeated, leading eventually to the short coda.

Movement 3 is the hardest movement. It's in 9/8 with lots of dynamism. It also has a few modern touches. After the short (2 bars) 12/8 section, there is a Berlioz-esque dance of the witches type of fever about the music. Then DS to fine

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