Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Ed Bland (1926-2013).
Gender
Male
Work
Piece for Bassoon. Los Angeles: Osmund Music, 1980.
Duration
3.5 minutes
Description
This piece was composed in 1979 for Gail Hightower. It is a mix of jazz clichés and somewhat more minimal pointillistic gestures, that combine into a sometimes humorous mix. The melodic material is loosely serial. It is moderately challenging technically, and ascends only to A4.
Discography
Cambria 1026 (CD) Julie Feves
Albany TROY 1038 (CD) Lecolion Washington
Albany TROY 1038 (CD) Lecolion Washington
Reference
The Double Reed 20/1, p. 64, IDRS Journal 25 (1997), p. 109.
Date Range of Work
1979