Canzona
Douglas Townsend
About this work:
World premiered on January 13, 1953, at the Bennington Composers Conference Series at the Theresa L. Kaufmann Auditorium, YM-YWHA, Manhattan. Otto Luening,
flute, George Grossman, viola, George Zuckerman, bassoon. (NYTimes 1/11/53)
Moderately difficult, chromatic and polyrhythmic.
Year composed: 1950
Duration: 00:06:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Bassoon, 1 Viola
Instrumentation notes: Can substitute violin for flute, cello for bassoon.