Posted by ed_uk2010 on December 8, 2013, at 10:56:21
In reply to Re: Fugues from unexpected sources » ed_uk2010, posted by sigismund on December 6, 2013, at 17:25:46
> A (double?) oboe concerto! Which I imagine you know well.
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> They were all absolutely beautiful, just what I like.Oh yes, I've loved those pieces since I bought the CD about 10 years ago. Glad you enjoyed them. Albinoni wrote quite a few double oboe concertos. The oboe parts are not too difficult, suggesting they were written for a pair who were not very advanced technically! Perhaps some aristocrats? The orchestral violin parts are more difficult, as are his violin concertos (not difficult for the sake of being difficult though, which some composers are guilty of). I like this (non-fugal) 'concerto for strings'. It's very motivating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S967Ggv-Dg
The Death Fugue is very dark. I don't suppose you can have counterpoint in writing as such, only repetition, which is an element of counterpoint. Perhaps repetition with small changes counts as written counterpoint. I really have no idea what I'm talking about.
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