"Fantasia Pastorale" for Woodwinds, Harp, & Percussion - Jacob Calta
Channel: Jacob C.
Date: 2017-07-31

Greetings everyone,

Another Monday, another video. This is a three-movement fantasia that I wrote based on Thomas Cole's "The Oxbow." Boasting an odd chamber ensemble of flutes, clarinets, oboes, harp, bells, and lots of auxiliary percusion, the opening prelude was initially just a character piece of the Cole painting. But soon, I chose to expand the piece by penning a little dance and a soaring finale. I do wish to dedicate this piece to the immaculate Jeanne Moreau, and I'm sorry I couldn't do so in video. Now, I shall leave you with the timetable and the dedication. I hope you all enjoy this piece, and thanks for listening.

Have a wonderful day,
Jake C.

0:00 - I. Preludio: Set to Francesco Zuccarelli's "Untitled pastoral scene II"
3:12 - II. Danza: Set to Jean Victor Bertin's "Landscape"
4:36 - III. Finale: Set to Albert Bierstadt's "Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains"

Dedicated to Jeanne Moreau (1928 - 2017)