4 x 4 op. 96
for flute, trumpet, contrabass and piano
MCX30 Score and parts - CHF35.00 (Print)
Julien-François Zbinden (1917-2021)
flute, trumpet, contrabass (or bassoon) and piano
The first mouvement - Allegro commodo - starts vehemently, moving on to a lyrical sequence, intermitted by rhythmical elements. A contrabass cadenza and a quasi romantic passage lead back to the opening theme.
The second mouvement - Lento sostenuto - is inspired by the jazz blues.
Mouvement three - Scherzando leggero - begins with a musically fragmented material, moves on with a rhythmic middle part back to the fragments of the beginning.
The last mouvement - Lento, Presto - opens with a quadruple cadenza with special focus on the contrabass. A fugato, in a progressive counterpoint of all four parts, leads the work to a ballsy finish.
The first mouvement - Allegro commodo - starts vehemently, moving on to a lyrical sequence, intermitted by rhythmical elements. A contrabass cadenza and a quasi romantic passage lead back to the opening theme.
The second mouvement - Lento sostenuto - is inspired by the jazz blues.
Mouvement three - Scherzando leggero - begins with a musically fragmented material, moves on with a rhythmic middle part back to the fragments of the beginning.
The last mouvement - Lento, Presto - opens with a quadruple cadenza with special focus on the contrabass. A fugato, in a progressive counterpoint of all four parts, leads the work to a ballsy finish.
