Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022)
Nationality:
English
Born: July 15, 1934, Accrington Died: April 18, 2022 (age 87)
Five Distances for Five Instruments for Wind Quintet
(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1992-1993 (age 57-59)
2 recordings,
2 videos
13:57
London Sinfonietta
13:47
Ensemble Intercontemporain
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Paul Newland (born 1966)
Student
Nationality:
English
Born: 1966 (age 56 or 57)
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English
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Austrian
Born: October 3, 1936, Vienna (age 86)
glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- wind quintet, woodwind quintet, Quintetto per fiati [I], Quintette à vent [F], Bläserquintett [G], Quinteto de alientos [S]—ensemble or work for ensemble of five wind instruments, typically flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. A standard chamber ensemble with variety of timbre as well as a homogeneous blend. wiki