Wind Quintet No. 4 (Perle) Explained

Wind Quintet IV (1984–85) is George Perle's (1915–2009) fourth wind quintet. He was awarded the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the piece.^[1]

It was commissioned by the Dorian Wind Quintet,^[2] who gave the first performance of the work at Merkin Concert Hall on October 2, 1985.^[3]

Structure

The work is in four Movements:

1. Invention
2. Scherzo
3. Pastorale
4. Finale

Further reading

• Rosenhaus, Steven L. (1995). "Harmonic Motion in George Perle's Wind Quintet No. 4," Ph.D. dissertation, School of Education, New York University. Cited in Perle, George (1996). Twelve-tone tonality, p.xv. .

External links

• "George Perle Excerpt", DorianWindQuintet.org.

Notes and References

1. Kozinn, Allan (January 24, 2009). "George Perle, a Composer and Theorist, Dies at 93", New York Times.
2. Heinz Dietrich Fischer (2010). The Pulitzer Prize winners for music: composer biographies, premiere programs and jury reports, p.184-185. .
3. Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners, p.444. .