Whitney – Five Scenes

Ian Whitney explores and subverts musical tropes in a charming series of narrative vignettes

Composer
Ian Whitney
Written Year
2019
Performers
Arcadia Winds
Instrumentation
Wind quintet
Movement Time Stamps

Ian Whitney’s Five Scenes cleverly plays with different musical tropes and forms: the first scene is a modern take on a moto perpetuo; the third scene evokes Classical hunting music; and the fifth interprets American prairie music in the style of “Spanish” music written in Paris.

These five vignettes are titled: I. Moto perpetuo–II. Duet–III. Canzone da caccia–IV. Trio–V. Le voyage américain.