Scherzo is a fast and exhilarating woodwind quintet work. The piece begins in three as does most pieces associated with scherzo but the piece essentially resets halfway through and three becomes intertwined
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For orchestra. First printing. Exempla Nova, No. 640. Study score, 40 p.
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Triplet figures abound in this quirky and syncopated etude that will have the performer playing melodic octaves throughout.
Rontgen composed two woodwind quintets which he dedicated "to Mrs. Coolidge." He evidently never sent these to her as neither work is among the massive collection of manuscripts she left to the Library of
This transcription nicely captures the orchestral feel of the third movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 with the lively scherzo scored in 3/4 time; however, the spirito pulse dances along in one.
A masterful arrangement of this classic Brahms violin sonata for string orchestra - all the thrilling highs and despondent lows are represented. "F-A-E" refers to the Romantic German "frei aber einsam"