for woodwind quintet
IO was originally composed for BRASS QUINTET in 1991 in commission of the Belgian Brass Soloists. In 2004 the composer made an arrangement of this work for woodwind quintet and also for BRASS AND PERCUSSION .
IO is a moon of the planet Jupiter, which has an enormous volcanic explosive quality.
This work has a powerful, dynamic atmosphere, in which the utter of the instruments’ possibilities are explored.
The structure of this composition contains the following 3 parts :
1. agitato
2. misterioso
3. feroce
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(fragment Ensemble Houthandel Antwerpen)
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