5 pieces for woodwind quartet (Viktor Kosenko) DIGITAL
This is a five-movement suite taking inspiration from folklorism through the depiction of the average village life combined with romantic structures and harmonies. The first movement “Morning in the Garden” is marked in an Allegro vivace tempo in an ABA Coda form. It features two motifs that quickly pass around the ensemble. In the A section a motif of four sixteenth notes and an eighth note - ascending perfect fourth followed by descending stepwise motion. In the B section a motif of two sixteenths and two eighths - ascending stepwise motion ending with a descending minor third. The next movement “Melody” marked Andante cantabile is in a polyphonic texture presenting a melody in the oboe, countermelody in the clarinet, and a bass line ostinato in the bassoon. The flute switches around their role throughout between melody and bass line. The following movement “Pastoral” marked Andantino that consists of a melody that passes around the ensemble overtop of long tones. The fourth movement “Humoresque” marked Allegro non troppo is an AABA Coda form. The A section has a joking character through the use of staccato eighths and accented quarter notes. The B section marked Un poco piu mosso has two main sections: 1) virtuosic passage of sixteenth notes overtop of a countermelody and a bass line and 2) an eighth note bass line in the bassoon underneath a syncopated eighth note motif in the flute and oboe. Eventually, the B section unwinds becoming a fragmented one beat motif that leads into a fermata chord to set up a reprise of the A material. The final movement “Raining” is in ternary form. The A section marked Allegro scherzando (quasi presto) has a frantic character features a quarter note section where the ensemble is chasing the flute. The ensemble plays on the downbeat while the flute plays on beats two and three. The flute line develops into eighth notes as the phrase progresses. The B section marked Un poco meno mosso is in a cantabile and lyrical style presenting a folk-like melody in the oboe over a dotted half note accompaniment. Then a leggiero melody is presented in the clarinet overtop of a quarter rest followed by two quarter notes accompaniment. A return to the first melody occurs this time in the flute and bassoon.
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