Octoot

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Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2 — One of the most peripherally important people in P.D.Q. Bach's life was a nobleman from Normandy named Count Pointercount. It was he who introduced the inert composer to the music of Purcell and the English madrigalists, as well as to the delightful world of French folk songs, which are as numerous as they are delightful and French. The song used by P.D.Q. in the fourth movement of this work is a typical example of the Gallic popular muse's output, dealing as it does with a man who is in love with a woman who is in love with another man who is in love with another woman who is in love with a large Afghan rug.The headings of the five movements may be translated as follows:I. Fast, right awayII. Slow, at leastIII. Minuet and, presently, trioIV. Song: "All year long, hey, hey, hey"V.All of a sudden the end(It is important that the movement headings be listed in the original French in the actual listing of the program.)