2013 – 5 Movements – Duration: 29 minutes
Description: Comedia dell’arte is an 18th-century form of theater that is rarely revived. A pity. It has been the inspiration for many visual artists, notably Picasso. The movements in this piece are named for five of the stock commedia dell’arte characters.
Instrumentation: picc, 2fl, 2ob, eh, 3cl, 2bs, 4hrn, 3trp, 3trb, tba, 4percus, timp, harp, strings
The Players – Movement 1 – Harlequin
The Players – Movement 2 – Columbine
The Players – Movement 3 – Beltramo
The Players – Movement 4 – Inamoratti
The Players – Movement 5 – Pierrot
Download scores: Harlequin (PDF) | Columbine (PDF) | Beltramo (PDF) | Inamoratti (PDF) | Pierrot (PDF)
Download audio: Harlequin (MP3) | Columbine (MP3) | Beltramo (MP3) | Inamoratti (MP3) | Pierrot (MP3)