Scores in Contreforts
Four pieces for woodwind quartet written to reflect the different aspects of the winds in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where I've spent most of my life.
- Date: May 2008
- Status: Edited
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- Contreforts - Mvt. 1 - Woodwind Quartet (fl, oboe, Bb clar, bsn)
The winds around the house sometimes alternate between calm and steady blowing and alarmingly strong gusts, getting creaks out of the joists and sighs out ...
- Contreforts - Mvt. 2 - Woodwind Quartet (fl, oboe, Bb clar, bsn)
Sometimes in the fall, a cool, lazy breeze is just what you need, bringing the occasional chill and shiver, but even that can be okay.
- Contreforts - Mvt. 3 - Woodwind Quartet (fl, oboe, Eb clar, bsn)
Gone are the calm winds and in their place stand gusts strong enough to tear down branches, sudden enough to wake the sleepers, making them ...
- Contreforts - Mvt. 4 - Woodwind Quartet (picc, oboe, Bb clar, bsn)
Finally, those playful fall winds that make the leaves dance in front of your feet and seem to amplify, rather than muffle, birdsong.
Matthew Scott 2008
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