Dreyfus: Odyssey

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Title

Dreyfus: Odyssey

Subject

Source

http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/dreyfus-george

Music Resource Item Type Metadata

Composer

Dreyfus, George (b. 1928).

Gender

Male

Work

Odyssey for a Lone Bassoon. Berlin: Werner Feja.

Duration

8 minutes

Description

Odyssey was commissioned in 1990 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for a student competition. It is essentially a theme followed by ten variations and a return to the original theme. The theme itself is a non-serial (but atonal) tone row followed immediately by three variants. Being a theme and variations, there is considerable variety in this music, and being a competition piece, it is moderately challenging. The top-most pitch is C5.

Discography

Move MD 3190 (CD)      Matthew Wilkie

Date Range of Work

1990