Igor Stravinsky - 8 Instrumental Miniatures (1962) [with score]

Eight Instrumental Miniatures - for 15 players
Written by Igor Stravinsky in 1962

Thanks to Thomas Van Dun for the preparation of this score video.    / thomasvandun  

Performed by Ensemble InterContemporain, conducted Pierre Boulez

Boosey and Hawkes ©

00:00​ - I. Andantino
00:57​ - II. Vivace
01:22​ - III. Lento
02:21​ - IV. Allegretto
03:16​ - V. Moderato
04:05​ - VI. Tempo di marcia
05:08​ - VII. Larghetto
06:18​ - VIII. Tempo di tango

'Originally composed as a series of five-finger piano exercises, the orchestrated versions of these eight short works were completed singly and in small groups for specific concert occasions, including a Monday Evening Series in Los Angeles (numbers one through four), a concert in Mexico (number eight), and those by the CBC Orchestra of Toronto (numbers five, six, and seven). The eight pieces together may be performed in under eight minutes. Each work is a five-note tone row; that is, each row consists of only five notes with counterpoint added subsequently during the orchestration process. The pieces are extremely sparse, late-Stravinsky works written entirely for higher pitched instruments and played at a generally quick tempo.' - Michael Morrison