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Woodwind Ensemble, Woodwind Quintet Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, French Horn, Oboe - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1866658
By Jack Brooker. Composed by Jack Brooker. This edition: pdf, streaming. 21st Century, Contemporary. 49 pages. Jack Brooker #1426133. Published by Jack Brooker (A0.1866658).Air - Composed for Wind Quintet by Jack Brooker
Elemental - Air
There have been many different variations of air as an element. One common interpretation was by the Greek philosopher Plato, who split the idea of ‘air’ into two distinct categories:
- Aer is the dimmer, lower atmosphere that humans and animals breath;
- Aether is the brighter high atmosphere above the clouds, a kind of air breathed only by the gods.
The first movement, Aer, reflects the idea of the lower atmosphere by focussing on the lower ranges of the higher instruments such as the flute, and is also quite slow in tempo, as if the instruments themselves are floating. The piece replicates the sound of air that we recognise by having some of the players blow air through their instruments without producing notes.
This original piece was recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Wind Quintet during a composition workshop at Cardiff University School of Music, March 2019.
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The second movement Aether opens with a triumphant fanfare, to represent the benevolent Greek gods. The full range of the higher instruments is unleashed in this movement, with a dance like melody that slowly becomes more and more distorted throughout, reflecting the idea that the gods aren’t always kind, sometimes they can be deadly….
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