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Henri Marteau
Wind Serenade (nonet), Op.20
For 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons & Bass Clarinet
Henri Marteau (1874-1934) was born in the French city of Reims. It was said that as a boy of 5, he was presented with a toy violin by Paganini’s only student, the virtuoso Sivori. He took private lessons from Hubert Leonard, head of the violin department at the Paris Conservatory and soon became one of the leading soloists of his time. Later he taught at the Geneva Conservatory and was appointed as Joseph Joachim’s successor at the Hochschule for Musik in Berlin. Besides his solo work, Marteau was a strong advocate of chamber music, frequently taking part in chamber music concerts and a great number of his compositions are for chamber ensembles.
Marteau’s Serenade for nine wind instruments, his Op.20, dates from 1922. In four movements: Entrata, Adagietto, Scherzino and Tema con variazione, the music is charming and light, in the best tradition of the serenade style but updated for the times.
This is a wonderful work for wind ensemble, modern, yet accessable. We warmly recommend it to professionals and amateurs and hope that it will find a place on their music stands.
Parts: $29.95
Parts & Score: $39.95
