The woodwind quintets of Darius Milhaud with an emphasis on Quintette pour Instruments agrave; vent op. 443
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Title
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The woodwind quintets of Darius Milhaud with an emphasis on Quintette pour Instruments agrave; vent op. 443
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:fb74ac0e8d8d:10663
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identifier
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10891
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Creator
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Keenan, Maureen,
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Contributor
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Ora Frishberg Saloman
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Date
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2010
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music | Milhaud | Wind quintets
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Abstract
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In comparison to other common chamber music genres, such as the string quartet or brass quintet, the woodwind quintet possesses a rather small repertory. Darius Milhaud's (1892-1974) La Cheminee du roi Rene , op. 206 is a staple in that repertory and his quintets Two Sketches, op. 227 b, and Divertissement, op. 299b are performed occasionally. His final quintet, Quintette pour Instruments a vent, op. 443, is relatively unknown and very seldom performed.;This dissertation investigates three of Darius Milhaud's four woodwind quintets. La Cheminee du roi Rene and Two Sketches are discussed, and there is a focused examination of his final quintet, Quintette pour Instruments a vent. This quintet is also Milhaud's last opus, completed in the year before his death and dedicated to his wife in honor of the couple's fiftieth anniversary, factors which contribute to the significance of the work.;This study includes a biographical sketch of Milhaud and a discussion of his writings about music as well as other writers' remarks about the composer's music. It contains a brief history of woodwind quintets from the genre's inception to the twentieth century. A previous study's discussion of the form of La Cheminee du roi Rene is expanded with harmonic insights, and there are thorough formal analyses of Two Sketches and Quintette pour Instruments a vent. Writings about Milhaud's music are reconsidered after the works are discussed.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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D.M.A.
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Program
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Music
