Serenade for Wind Instruments (Dvořák)

Serenade for wind instruments, cello and double bass in D minor (Czech: Serenáda pro dechové nástroje d moll), Op. 44, B. 77, is a chamber composition by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. The work is dedicated to the music critic and composer Louis Ehlert who praised the Slavonic Dances highly in the German press.

It was created in 1878, shortly after the première of the opera The Cunning Peasant, one of fifteen compositions he submitted for the Austrian State Stipendium award. The work was first heard on 17 November 1878 at a concert exclusively dedicated to Dvořák's works, with the orchestra of the Prague Provisional Theatre (Czech: Prozatímní). The composition was performed under the composer's baton.

The Serenade evokes the old-world atmosphere of musical performances at the castles of the Rococo period, where the worlds of the aristocracy and the common folk merged.[1] It is composed in a 'Slavonic' style (shortly before the Slavonic Dances), though not quoting folksong directly; and the middle part of the second movement contains rhythms reminiscent of the furiant dance.[2]

## Structure

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I. Moderato, quasi marcia

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II. Minuetto

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III. Andante con moto

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IV. Finale

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The work consists of four movements:

1. Moderato, quasi marcia
2. Minuetto. Tempo di minuetto
3. Andante con moto
4. Finale. Allegro molto

The Serenade is written for two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, three horns, cello and double bass. The string instruments were added later to enhance the force of the bass line. The contrabassoon part was attached ad lib, since in Dvořák's time it was not easy to obtain the instrument.[2]

## In popular culture

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An excerpt from the third movement is performed by a chamber ensemble in a scene from the film Iron Jawed Angels.

In the movie Crescendo, it is performed in an audition by an Israeli ensemble.

## Selected recordings

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* Dvořák: Serenades in E major and in D minor. Supraphon (SU 3776-2 011)[1]. (Performed by the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble)

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Burghauser, p. 37-38
2. ^ a b sleevenote of the CD (SU 3776-2 011), p. 6

## References

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* Jarmil Burghauser: Antonín Dvořák. Prague: Koniasch Latin Press, 2006. ISBN 80-86791-26-2

## External links

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* About Serenade for Winds on a comprehensive Dvorak site
* Serenade for Wind Instruments: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
* Performance of Serenade for Winds by the Gardner Chamber Orchestra conducted by Douglas Boyd, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

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* Alfred (1870)
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* No. 3 in E♭ major
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* No. 6 in D major
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* A Hero's Song
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* Hussite Overture
* In Nature's Realm
* Legends
* My Home
* Nocturne in B major
* Othello Overture
* Serenade for Strings in E major
* Slavonic Dances
* Suite in A major (American)
* Symphonic Variations
* The Golden Spinning Wheel
* The Noon Witch
* The Water Goblin
* The Wild Dove
* Tragic Overture

Concertos|

* Cello Concerto in B minor
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* Piano Concerto in G minor
* Violin Concerto in A minor
* Romance in F minor for violin and orchestra

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* Moravian Duets
* Psalm 149
* Saint Ludmilla
* Stabat Mater
* Requiem
* Mass in D major
* The Spectre's Bride

Chamber music|

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* No. 1 in A major
* No. 2 in B♭ major
* No. 3 in D major
* No. 4 in E minor
* No. 5 in F minor
* No. 6 in A minor
* Andante appassionato in F major
* No. 7 in A minor
* No. 8 in E major
* No. 9 in D minor
* No. 10 in E♭ major (Slavonic)
* String Quartet movement in F major
* No. 11 in C major
* No. 12 in F major (American)
* No. 13 in G major
* No. 14 in A♭ major
* Cypresses

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String quintets|

* No. 1 in A minor
* No. 2 in G major
* No. 3 in E♭ major (American)

Piano trios|

* No. 1 in B♭ major
* No. 2 in G minor
* No. 3 in F minor
* No. 4 in E minor (Dumky)

Piano quartets|

* No. 1 in D major
* No. 2 in E♭ major

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* No. 1 in A major
* No. 2 in A major

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* Romantic Pieces
* Serenade in D minor for Wind Instruments
* Bagatelles
* Silent Woods
* Violin Sonata in F major
* Sonatina in G major
* String Sextet in A major
* Terzetto in C major
* Ballade

Piano music|

* Humoresques (1894)
* Legends (1881)
* Scottish Dances (1877)
* Slavonic Dances (1878, 1886)
* Suite in A major (American) (1894/95)

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