Richard Lane
Dommage à Bach
for flute and string quartet
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 13'
- Genre: contemporary
- Series: Richard Lane Collection
- Composed: 1998
Reference: FL23a
Piano reduction (solo part included)
Piano reduction (solo part included)
CHF20.00
- Instrumentation: flute, 2 violins, viola and cello
- Published: 2017
- Publisher: Editions Bim
Dommage à Bach
Richard Lane (1933-2004)
On September 3, 2004, a police patrol intercepted a convertible Ford Mustang that was zigzagging out of control.
Richard Lane had just left Cape Cod, where he spent his summers composing, and suff...
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About Dommage à Bach
A charming, clever, and humorous work which is accessible to players and audiences alike.
The score counts many humorous references to "popular" works of Bach, i.e., theme and variations on the Minuet in g major, a hint of "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Air for the G String" which quickly evolve into variations on the original minuet, Richard Lane's skill is also evident in the counterpoint that is reminiscent of the Two-Part Inventions and the use of subtle romantic interludes.