Janus Quintet

Randall Snyder, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Document Type Article

Copyright (c) 2018 Randall Snyder

Abstract

For Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon.

This piece opens with an intoning of a series of seven notes F F# Eb (F) E A B, each serving as the pitch center for the following set of variations, The intervals of the "theme" are used to generate vertical and horizontal sonorities. The form is a modified palindrome. The variations share similar styles with their complimentary pairings:

I - VII

II - VI

III - V

(IV)

The fourth variation is a nested palindrome standing alone without a pairing.

This quintet is a reworking of a 1967 piece for piano solo.

duration: c, 7:30