Curtis, Mike: A Klezmer Wedding
Edition for Woodwind Quintet
parties
Instrumentation: Ensemble a vents
Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon
Genre: Musique klezmer
Pages: 40 pp
Format: 23,1 x 30,3 cm
Poids: 0.22 kg
Date du parution: 1 janvier 1998
Editeur: Advance Music
Numéro d’édition: ADV8410
ISMN: 9790206301858
A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists, it twists and turns with the wailing lament of a shepherd´s pipe. Next follows the Hora, a slow Rumanian dance in three with a mood that reflects the wedding´s solemn vows. A Chusidl, with a moderate speed and bouncy rhythms, gets the party to the dance floor. The concluding Freylach (happy, but still in a minor key!) takes the bride, groom, and guests to the edge of frenzy.