Passacaglia (Webern)

The Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1 is a 1908 musical composition by Anton Webern. It is in passacaglia form.^[1] It was the first of his works to be published.^[2] It was also the last that Webern composed under the supervision of his teacher, Arnold Schoenberg.^[3] Webern suggested that the work was related to the death of his mother, who had died in 1906.^[4]

Instrumentation

The work is scored for an orchestra of: two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (cymbals, bass drum, triangle, tam-tam), harp, and strings.

References

^ Passacaglia, Op. 1 Los Angeles Philharmonic
^ Philip Huscher, Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 (PDF), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2017
^ Susan Bradshaw: booklet notes to 'Webern: Opus 1-31', CBS Masterworks.
^ Julian Johnson: 'Webern and the Transformation of Nature', p.87. Cambridge University Press, 1999.

External links

Passacaglia: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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[1] Passacaglia, Op. 1 Los Angeles Philharmonic

[2] Philip Huscher, Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 (PDF), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2017

[3] Susan Bradshaw: booklet notes to 'Webern: Opus 1-31', CBS Masterworks.

[4] Julian Johnson: 'Webern and the Transformation of Nature', p.87. Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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