Pastorales de Noël (Christmas Pastoral) is a trio composition for flute, bassoon and harp written by André Jolivet in 1943.[1] It is cast in four movements and lasts about 12 minutes.[2]
It has been described as an "unusual and very lovely Christmas piece".[3]
The work, for the most part gentle and evocative, establishes a mood of antiquity.[1] The four scenes are vividly characterized and the instruments are used to great effect.[3]
The opening movement, "L'Étoile (The Star) begins with a mysterious duet for flute and bassoon[4][5] and features sparkling harp arpeggios.[3] In "Les Mages", the bassoon and the flute echo the Magis' efforts during their journey, with a melody that displays a characteristic augmented interval (E-flat to F-sharp).[3][5] The goal of their pilgrimage is the subject of the next movement, "La Vierge et l'enfant". It is extremely simple, based entirely on the C minor scale. The harmony consists only of three chords: C minor, F minor and G minor[5] and calls to mind a peaceful lullaby.[4] The final movement, "Entrée et danse des bergers" (Entrance and Dance of the Shepherds) is more rhythmically complex and changes metre several times.[1] It ends unexpectedly on an E major chord with added sixth.[5]
Manuela Wiesler, Christian Davidsson, Erica Goodman, 1996, Bis Records CD 739.
Ensemble Arpeggio, 2004, ASV QS 6252.
ReferencesEdit
^ abcJoseph Stevenson. André Jolivet: Pastorales de Noël at AllMusic
^ ab"André Jolivet: Pastorales de Noël (1943)" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
^ abcdGwyn Parry-Jones (March 2002). "Review, French Music for Bassoon". Musicweb-international. Pavane ADW7349.
^ abChicago Chamber Musicians, program notes by Dr. Richard E. Rodda, October 2007. . Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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