Jean Balissat

Exact instrumentation: clarinet, bassoon, cornet a pistons, trombone, violin, contrabass and percussion

Soprano Voice and Flute.

Chamber Orchestra: 1.1.1.1-1.0.0.0 - strings

This work was commissioned by the Musikhochschule Bern (Switzerland) for the Soloist Diploma final examination of Roland Fröscher, a brilliant young euphonium virtuoso. The Capriccio is set in four mo...

string quartet and narrator (ad lib.)

The title, with its 'end of 19th c.' connotation, indicates a rather contemplative and elegiac piece, in form of an arch, with an esthetic and syntax - tonal and modal - which places it slightly out o...

The title, with its 'end of 19th c.' connotation, indicates a rather contemplative and elegiac piece, in form of an arch, with an esthetic and syntax - tonal and modal - which places it slightly out o...

This work is very representative of my musical philosophy and compositional style, which have always emphasized traditional concepts and values. The string orchestra, for example, is employed in the m...

This work is very representative of my musical philosophy and compositional style, which have always emphasized traditional concepts and values. The string orchestra, for example, is employed in the m...