Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: June 17, 1882, Oranienbaum Died: April 6, 1971, New York (age 88)
Pastorale
(for wind quintet or violin and wind quartet)
Duration: 3 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1907 (age 24-25)
Revised:
1933 (age 50-51)
Note: Originally a vocalise for soprano and piano but transcribed (and extended) over the years.
5 recordings,
5 videos
2:06
Dorian Wind Quintet
3:11
Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
1:44
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet
2:53
Unknown ensemble
1:36
Markovic (soprano), Riabova (piano)
Related Composers
Soulima Stravinsky (1910-1994)
Son
Nationality:
American
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Swiss
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Russian
Born: September 23, 1910, Lausanne Died: November 28, 1994, Sarasota, FL (age 84)
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
- pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature
- 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
- transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.
- vocalise—A vocal exercise or song without words, which is sung on one or more vowel sounds. The singing of vocalise is called vocalization.
- 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. Explore the wind quintet | wiki