Malawey: Abnegation for contrabassoon and harp Genre_Three Winds w/piano is a slow fantasia

is a slow fantasia

much of the musical material has that quality

Technique is not difficult but ensemble may be challenging

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Malawey: Abnegation for contrabassoon and harp Genre_Three Winds w/piano is a slow fantasiaCode: JP3015 ISMN: 979 0 3019 0405 3 Abnegation, meaning a denial or self renunciation, is depicted musically through the following scheme: The piece begins in the key of A flat major and presents a lyrical melody in the contrabassoon, accompanied by the harp. As the piece progresses, gradually "foreign" notes are introduced into the texture. The melody in the contrabassoon begins to become fragmented and more disjunct. These processes continue and