Airs, oboe, English horn http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021099731
Notes:
The performers attempt to "read" seven poems from the cycle of poems "Airs" written in 1967 by Philippe Jaccottet. Chiefly for oboe and English horn; 3rd movement for 2 oboes or 2 oboe d'amores or 2 English horns; 5th movement for 2 English horns or 2 oboe d'amores. Includes a transposed version of the 3rd movement when 2 oboe d'amores are used. Two copies needed for performance. Composer's note preceding score and performance notes following score in German with English and French translations. Poems 1-5 are printed in French within the score. The poems by Philippe Jaccottet are printed preceeding the score as text in French and in German translation. Duration: 25 min.
Contents:
Une semaison de larmes -- L'œil : une source qui abonde -- Ce qui brûle en déchirant l'air -- Dans l'étendue -- Ô compagne du ténébreux -- Je marche -- Oiseaux.
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