Septet #1, op. 30

and op. 30a / op. 30b (octet)

Composed: 1985

Instrumentation:

flute, oboe, clarinet (Bb), bassoon, violoncello, double bass and piano (= original version)

• op.30a: 3 oboes, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon and piano (= arrangement for double reed instruments created by João Pereira - 2014)

• op.30b: Variant of the 2nd movement »Danza alla marcia« for octet: flute, saxophone (soprano), clarinet (Bb), horn (F), violoncello, double bass, piano and percussion (2024)

Duration (total): 21:00

(1st = 5:30; 2nd = 5:00; 3rd = 7:00; 4th = 4:00)

4 movements:

Ist: Introduction:

- Andante affettuoso

- Allegro con brio

- Tempo primo: Andante affettuoso

IInd: Danza alla marcia: Capriccioso e ben ritmico

IIIrd: Barockin' around 851: Allegretto, un poco maestoso

Annotation on the 3rd movement: in the middle section, Bach's "Fuga VI a 3 voci", D minor, BWV 851 from the "Well-Tempered Clavier", Part I, is quoted: in an arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon.

IVth: Chaconne: Allegretto leggeramente pomposo

op. 30b: Danza alla marcia - Variant for octet

Note: the adaptation of the 2nd septet movement for octet was created on the basis of an Italian composition competition in which certain instruments (see above) and the time limit were specified.

Dedication:

● warmly dedicated to Gert Zwönitzer

Score:

● AlexiSongs (»» extracts from: score (original); score: op.30a and score: op.30b))

CD/mp3:

● Chamber music with piano (vol. II)