Alexander Goehr (b. 1932)

Largo Siciliano op. 91

Violin, horn, piano

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Details
For
Violin, horn, piano
Product Type
Score, Parts
Author / Composer
Alexander Goehr
Product number
618179
Duration
20 Minutes
Release Year
2013
Description

Largo Siciliano is a slow dance movement in a simple metre comprising a sequence of variations, separated by a refrain; a single idea is continually reworked and recast. This idea, or little siciliano, is a reference to Mode de Valeurs et d’intensités, written in 1948 by Messiaen with whom the composer studied. He writes: “From this piece sprang the whole development of ‘total serialism’. But Messiaen’s piece was not serial, and nor is mine. What was originally considered as a study or experimen...