Grottesca

for flute, violin, clarinet and piano

The satiric piece Grottesca (Grotesque) aims to explore a particular area of humor. It is not programme music, although it depicts with irony the various accidents that can happen during a music performance. A close analysis of the piece should reveal this. For the first performance a sort of pantomime was realized to emphasize better the overall character. Some indications are enclosed in the Legenda, however a certain freedom of realization is allowed.

Catalogue: ACO-009
Duration: ca. 10 min.
First public performance: Padova (Italia) 1995

SKU: ACO-009 Categories: Chamber Music, Mixed Ensemble, Strings, Woodwinds

Difficulty:	Advanced Student
Duration:	10-15 Minutes

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