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Zbinden  Jf 4X4  Mcx30

Julien-François Zbinden
4 x 4 op. 96

for flute, trumpet, contrabass and piano

  • Level: intermediate
  • Duration: 14'30
  • Genre: contemporary
  • Series: Swiss Composers Series
  • Composed: 2002

Reference: MCX30
CHF35.00
Score and parts

Details

  • Instrumentation:

    flute, trumpet, contrabass (or bassoon) and piano

  • Published: 2005
  • Publisher: Editions Bim

Composer

Julien-François Zbinden

Julien-François Zbinden (1917-2021)

Julien-François Zbinden was born on November 11th, 1917 in Rolle (Vaud/Switzerland). After having studied piano, with secondary studies in voice and violin, he began in 1938 his musical career as a... Read more

About 4 x 4

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.