Divertimento (Drehmer, Earl Richard)

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General Information

Work Title Divertimento
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Composer Drehmer, Earl Richard
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IED 20
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1977-2012
First Performance. 2012/06/17
First Publication. 2012
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12.3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation flute, clarinet, bassoon, tenor saxophone, horn, trumpet, 3 trombones, tuba, vibraphone, piano
Extra Information written in 1977 and added to in 2012

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I wrote this when I was working in California and had only a score book and pencil. This piece contains numerous 12-tone rows, but uses them statically and melodically and not structurally. It also contains a scale that spans more than an octave. There are numerous quotes, most obviously "O God, Our Help in Ages Past". Also found are these: "Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill"; "Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?"; "Reveille"; "Yankee Doodle"; a harmony line from "Saturday, in the Park" by Chicago; the coda from a Antonio Carlos Jobim piece off the Wave album; snippets from Charles Ives's "Three Places in New England"; and "A Hunting We Will Go".