| Suite For Woodwind Quintet by Bruce Stark woodwind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon), about 16 minutes (four movements) (score 54 pages) Belle-Kane Publications $29.99 (US) score and parts |
I. Serenade, II. Pastoral, III. Meditation, IV. Shuffle
Program Notes
In Suite For Woodwind Quintet I hope to offer four movements
of contrasting character that bring out my favorite qualities of
these instruments, and give the players a variety of roles to play.
The minor 3rd motif played by horn in the first movement is like
a recurring mantra, and other motifs and melodies also unify the
piece with multiple appearances.
Briefly, Serenade draws from energetic minimalistic textures, broad melody and jazz-inspired passages, Pastoral features the flute and clarinet in gentle, hymn-like phrases, Meditation, (inspired by Native
American cultures) features the oboe singing over an undulating
backdrop, and Shuffle is a swinging, syncopated jam session.