Amos Elkana — composer and guitarist

Plexure

Year: 2005    op.16
Duration: 7 minutes
Publisher: AMEL•MUSIC
score

Instrumentation

Oboe (doubling on English Horn) and Contrabassoon

Audio

Performed by: Demetrios Karamintzas (Oboe + English Horn), Barbara Schmutzler (Contrabassoon) (2005)
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Program Note

\Plex"ure\, n. [See Plexus.] The act or process of weaving together, or interweaving; that which is woven together. --H. Brooke (Dictionary.com).

This duo is composed for the double-reed family of instruments. It features the Oboe, the English Horn and the Contrabassoon. The piece is divided into 4 sections that correspond to the AABA form. The degree of virtuosity required from the players is very high; the pitch ranges for the instruments are extreme but playing together and in time is probably as much of a challenge as reaching the notes at the extreme range of the instrument. This work is dedicated to my grandmother Miriam Keren and was premiered on the occasion of her 99th birthday.

Premiered by B. Schmutzler and D. Karamintzas on May 11, 2005 in Jerusalem, Israel

Performances

  • 30 Mar 2007 Demetrios Karamintzas (Oboe + English Horn), Barbara Schmutzler (Contrabassoon) Ein Kerem Music Center Jerusalem
  • 12 May 2005 Demetrios Karamintzas (Oboe + English Horn), Barbara Schmutzler (Contrabassoon) YWCA Jerusalem
  • 11 May 2005 Demetrios Karamintzas (Oboe + English Horn), Barbara Schmutzler (Contrabassoon) Jerusalem