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Carnaval - Concerto Grosso for Woodwind and Accordion

Carnaval - Concerto Grosso for Woodwind and Accordion

Franceschina, John

Hardcover

Classical MusicGeneral SongbooksMusic Instruction: Wodwinds

ISBN13: 9798887716626
Publisher: BearManor Media
Published: Mar 24 2025
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Carnaval, Concerto Grosso for Winds and Accordions was commissioned in 2015 by the Noord Hollands Blazers Ensemble, under the direction of Lex Bak, and Accordeonensemble Alphen Opus 2, conducted by Hans Barten. The composition was inspired by a painting by Pieter Bruegel (1525-1569) The Battle between Carnival and Lent. Display Parade, the first movement, examines the many aspects of the battle between Carnival (represented by the wind ensemble) and Lent (accordion ensemble) in six variations of an introductory theme. Ludi depicts the games played by the characters in the center of the painting; Diaboli a baculi displays the movement of the crippled characters on crutches lower in the painting; Ite, missa est suggests the movement of the people going in and out of church; Ambulatio depicts the parade on the left side of the painting, with song and dance coming to life spontaneously; Exsequiae explores the inevitability of death, expressed in the lower right of the painting; and Sollennia presents the real struggle between Carnival (the fat man on the barrel) and Lent (the cowering nuns) in the lower center of the painting. Finally, a fugue structure returns to the original theme as if the listener, after examining specific parts of the painting, distances himself from the entire work. Farmer's Wedding, the second movement explores the relationship between light and dark, the madness of carnival in juxtaposition with more serious rituals; and Elf, the final movement, expresses the celebration of Carnival; the merging and contrasting of small groups of people, with an almost chaotic atmosphere.

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