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For Bassoon and Piano
By A. J. Vaas.
This is the first publication of this charming work by German-American composer A. J. Vaas. He was active as a composer and Band conductor during the Civil War. This set of variations on the popular nineteenth-century song is Vaas's only known work for solo instrument. The piece is also published with orchestral accompaniment. The Variations on Im tiefen Keller by Vaas consists of an introduction played by the accompaniment that leads to a brief cadenza for the bassoon. The soloist then states the 16-measure Theme. Eight measures of tutti serve as an interlude before Variation I, and a similar interlude precedes Variation II. A longer tutti (twenty measures) leads to Variation III, a slow exploration of the theme in the minor mode. A short cadenza connects this Variation to the Finale, a rollicking treatment of Im tiefen Keller in 6 I 8 meter. This is the longest portion of the work and contains two tutti sections which employ a variety of rhythmic patterns Vaas employs before bring the work to its conclusion.
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