Description
- Composer: Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
- Format: Set of Parts
- Instrumentation: Horn Ensemble
- Work: Sonata for 4 Horns
- Binding:
- ISMN: 9790220104411
- Size: 9.1 x 11.9 inches
- Pages: 32
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Description
Like Robert Schumann who often favoured the horn, Sir Michael Tippett who died on 8 January 1998 makes full use of the instrument‘s tonal possibilities in this work. He translated the Romantic genre of horn quartet into a modern tonal language: “All movements contain characteristic calls and triad arpeggios. Sometimes the call itself is the theme, as in the fugue. Sometimes the calls are the accompaniment to a solo, such as in the nocturne.” (Tippett)
The forms of the four movements, however, are traditional. The structure of the first movement is reminiscent of the form of a strophic song. The second movement is an allegro, the slow third a nocturne in the traditional ABA form. and finally the last movement is a capricious fugue.
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