Dvořák: Serenade for Wind Instruments, Cello, and Double Bass, Op. 44, B. 77

Description

• Composer: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
• Editor: Otakar Sourek
• Instrumentation: Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Contrabassoon
• Work: Serenade in D Minor, B. 77, Op. 44
• Binding: Spiral Bound
• ISBN: 9781638870951
• Size: 9.0 x 11.9 inches
• Pages: None
• Urtext / Critical Edition

Description

The second of two serenades for a simplified orchestra, this one for winds, cello and double bass rank among the most characteristic and also the loveliest expressions of Dvořák’s creative spirit, with the instrumentation seeming destined to be performed in the evening somewhere in a garden. This work is also the first in a series of works with which, at the beginning of 1878, Dvořák was opening a new period in his creative activity, and this Wind Serenade achieves a special charm in its uniquely beautiful sound acheived by seemingly simple means.