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Oboe–bassoon–piano Trio
An oboe–bassoon–piano trio is a chamber music ensemble made up of one oboe, one bassoon, and one piano, or the name of a piece written for such a group. The ensemble is similar to the classical piano trio in which the violin is replaced by the oboe and the cello is replaced by the bassoon. The similarity of the oboe and bassoon stem from their relation as members of the double-reed woodwind trio. Professional trios such as the Poulenc Trio are very rare, but the literature for the group is often performed by ad hoc groups. Repertoire The original repertoire for oboe, bassoon and piano commissioned by the Poulenc Trio includes: * Thomas Benjamin – ''Scriabin Sits in at Birdland'' (2004) – with violin (commissioned by Poulenc Trio with Hilary Hahn) * Thomas Benjamin - Three Etudes for Trio (2003) * Miguel del Aguila, ''Tango Trio'' (2014) * Viet Cuong – ''Trains of Thought'' (2012) * Lorenzo Ferrero – ''Lorenzo Ferrero#Orchestral music, DEsCH'' (2006) * Steven Gerber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers, with one performer to a part (in contrast to orchestral music, in which each string part is played by a number of performers). However, by convention, it usually does not include solo instrument performances. Because of its intimate nature, chamber music has been described as "the music of friends". For more than 100 years, chamber music was played primarily by amateur musicians in their homes, and even today, when chamber music performance has migrated from the home to the concert hall, many musicians, amateur and professional, still play chamber music for their own pleasure. Playing chamber music requires special skills, both musical and social, that differ from the skills required for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
