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Concerto for Oboe and Strings - Epitaphium, MMO2
Classical/Concerto • 1981 • Alternative Title: Concerto for Oboe and Strings
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Concerto for Oboe and Strings - Epitaphium
Instrumentation |
Oboe, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass |
Scored for |
Solo, String orchestra |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Movement(s) |
1 to 2 from 2 |
Publisher |
Malcolm Dedman |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
16'30 |
The Concerto for Oboe and Strings - 'Epitaphium' was originally written in 1980 to 1981 during a tragic period in the composer’s life. His wife, Simona, died on 8 May 1980, leaving the composer with a son, Nicholas, so this piece is dedicated to Simona and is inscribed with the words ‘In Loving Memory of Simona’. It was revised in 2012.
The concerto is in two movements, played without a break and lasts just over 16 minutes. The first movement is called ‘Elegy’ and alternates a slow meditation with a faster ‘agitated’ section. The strings alone begin with the slow meditation and the oboe follows with the faster music, as a solo cadenza. The second movement is called ‘Wild Dance’ and is a fast dance-like movement with a cadenza for the oboe in the middle. The work ends with a development and return of the first movement.
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