Commedia, For Almost 18th Century Orchestra Full Score by William Bolcom Score - Sheet Music

By William Bolcom

Commedia, subtitled “for (almost) 18th-century orchestra,” boldly trots out some of the orchestral cliches of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was influenced, as its title suggests, by the commedia del'arte (albeit distantly) - the stock characters tossed against each other in a variety of situations, often comic, but, as evidenced in the paintings of a Longhi or a Magnasco, not without a dark side. Much of the piece consists of a tarantella or saltarello in fast 6/8 time. Commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and premiered by the orchestra under Sydney Hodkinson in March, 1972.

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Genres:
Classical Period Baroque Period
Composers:
William Bolcom
Publishers:
Edward B. Marks Music
UPC:
840126945010
ISBN:
9781705120835
Format:
Score Collection / Songbook
Item types:
Physical
Artist:
William Bolcom
Usages:
School and Community
Size:
11.25x17.0x0.407 inches
Shipping Weight:
0.76 pounds

SKU: HL.359041

Full Score. Composed by William Bolcom. E.B. Marks. Softcover. Edward B. Marks Music #MP077057. Published by Edward B. Marks Music (HL.359041).

ISBN 9781705120835. UPC: 840126945010. 11.25x17.0x0.407 inches.

Commedia, subtitled “for (almost) 18th-century orchestra,” boldly trots out some of the orchestral cliches of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was influenced, as its title suggests, by the commedia del'arte (albeit distantly) - the stock characters tossed against each other in a variety of situations, often comic, but, as evidenced in the paintings of a Longhi or a Magnasco, not without a dark side. Much of the piece consists of a tarantella or saltarello in fast 6/8 time. Commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and premiered by the orchestra under Sydney Hodkinson in March, 1972.