Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Jacob: Gordon (1895-1984).
Gender
Male
Work
Partita. London: Oxford University Press.
1. Preludio
2. Valse
3. Presto
4. Aria antiqua
5. Capricietto
1. Preludio
2. Valse
3. Presto
4. Aria antiqua
5. Capricietto
Duration
5 minutes
Description
This piece was composed in 1970, and dedicated to William Waterhouse. The compositional style is neo-Baroque and pitch-centric. The music is a light parody of a Baroque dance suite. The “Waltz” for example, with its frequent duple feeling, is humorously lopsided in its gait. The music is challenging, ascends to E5, and is one of the mainstays of the unaccompanied repertoire. It was a required piece for the 1984 Gillet Competition sponsored by the IDRS, and was also included as a second round piece in the Markneukirchen 2006 International Bassoon competition.
Discography
Mark Records (CD) Gabriel Beavers
Sanctus SCS 022 (CD) Roger Birnstingl
Gasparo GS 103 (LP) Otto Eifert
GSS 2007 (CD) Otto Eifert
Ravenna RAV 761 (LP) Arthur Grossman
Sanctus SCS 022 (CD) Roger Birnstingl
Gasparo GS 103 (LP) Otto Eifert
GSS 2007 (CD) Otto Eifert
Ravenna RAV 761 (LP) Arthur Grossman
Reference
The Double Reed 29/3 p. 39, 32/4 p. 130.
Date Range of Work
1970