Three Miniatures for Flute, Bassoon and Piano (2009)

Composed: April & August 2009
Duration: approx. 8:30 mins.
Premiere: November 15, 2009; “Trio37″, Florence Kopleff Recital Hall at Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA (USA)
Instrumentation: flute, bassoon, piano

Availability:
Score and parts for this piece are available for purchase for $20 (plus S&H).
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Movements:
I. Song
II. Dialog in the Dark
III. Journey

Notes:
This short piece was originally written on commission from the Atlanta-Nürnberg Sister Cities Committee for the Nürnberg (Germany)-based Trio37  in celebration of the ensemble’s autumn 2009 visit to Atlanta. Originally entitled “Three Nocturnes”, the work’s three compact movements attempt to capture night’s calm serenity and mysterious atmosphere: from a somber “Song” to an evocative “Dialogue in the Dark” (in which the flute and bassoon answer each other’s calls above a trance-like piano accompaniment), culminating–attacca–in a lively nocturnal “Journey” and ending in calm repose.

Performers at the premiere
Trio37: Wolfgang Auer (flute),  Angelica Zingerle (bassoon), Akiko Kadota (piano)