Tiny Octet

Davies, Maxwell

Abstract

This work is part of my Tiny series: little musical portraits of my two-year-old son, Sebastian. All the works in the growing series use the same material, but it is reworked in an idiomatic way for different combinations of instruments.

The title references, in addition to the ‘tiny’ subject, the fact that it does contain all the elements of a late-classical-period multi-movement work in miniature: a sonata form first movement, a scherzo and trio, a slow movement, and a sonata-rondo finale. So, it is quite literally a Tiny Sonata, about a tiny person. These bite-sized dimensions give a little flavour of what (at least this composer’s) contemporary classical music is all about, without being too long or intimidating, which will hopefully appeal to any audience. The Tiny Series is also a useful teaching tool when looking at classical structures.

Performance History:
• 01/04/2017 Tiny Octet (2017) for string octet, Nidum Ensemble, Great Hall, Swansea University
• 31/03/2017 Tiny Octet (2017) for string octet, Nidum Ensemble, Rhosygilwen, Cardigan

• Other Type: Composition
• Publication Date: Mar 17, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 8, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 9, 2022
• Keywords: Composition, Music performance, String Octet
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10129394
• Related Public URLs: http://www.maxcharlesdavies.com/; ; https://www.facebook.com/nidumensemble/