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Concertino for Oboe and Strings
for solo oboe and string orchestra
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About
This short work grew out of the middle movement. Originally composed for violin and strings, “Memorial” was first performed in a version for oboe and strings by the chamber orchestra of St Mary’s College, Auckland. It was suggested I might like to expand this into a larger work for oboe and strings, given there was a fine young oboe player in the school.
The completed concertino consists of a traditional three movement form: fast-slow-fast. The first movement has elements of Baroque period writing in it, including a short fugal section based on the opening melody. The second movement, Memorial, is a slow and poignant movement written at a time when New Zealand was experiencing a number of tragedies – the Pike River mining tragedy and the Christchurch earthquakes. The final movement, Hoe-Down, is a complete contrast, being a purely fun and rhythmic piece of writing suggesting the music of the old time western USA.
Difficulty note
Suitable for school and community orchestras
Contents note
Three movements
Performance history
23 Jun 2019: Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra, conductor Peter Scholes, at the Raye Freedman Centre, Auckland
23 Jun 2019: Auckland Chamber Orchestra | David Hamilton Composer Portrait