Fred's Fancies
Bassoon - Sheet Music

Oboe, Bassoon & Piano

SKU: SS.50600012

Composed by Fred Cohen. Score & Parts. Duration 15'. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SS.50600012).

Performing Materials: score and parts Composer's Note: A "fancy" is an English version of the Italian "capriccio," a form introduced in the 16th century for works in various media "wherein the force of imagination has better success than observation of the rules of art" (Furetiere, "Dictionnaire universel"). The term is also used to describe a suite of dances. "Fred's Fancies" is a series of six dances that are quite capricious in nature, a fair portrait of the person to whom the work is dedicated. The suite's musical material is introduced in the first movement, an athletic "Allegro". The following four movements emphasize some aspect of the first. The second, "Waltz", is a quiet variation of the first movement's opening gesture. The third, "Manic", combines the opening gesture with a secondary theme emphasizing descending perfect fourths separated by half-steps. The fourth movement, "Arioso", re-visits themes from the "Waltz", now set in a freer rhythm. The fifth, "Favotte", combines elements of the gavotte with fugal episodes. The cycle culminates in a speedy final movement, "Vivace", that brings back the all principal themes of cycle.