composer
Michael Fine has a degree in English Literature from the State University of New York. Despite having no formal music education, he has an active international career in several aspects ...
related works
Afternoon Trio : for flute, viola and harp / Michael Fine
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl vla hp
ChaChaCha : for bass clarinet and harp / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl-b hrp
Di Fusgeyers : for two guitars, violin and cello / Yale Strom
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
2g vl vc
Axis (Sandman) : for percussion and string quintet / Lewis Nielson
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
perc 2vn vla 2vc
composition
Quintet : for oboe and string quartet / Michael Fine
Description:
Nearly all of my music is written with someone in mind. In this instance, I wrote my Oboe Quintet for Dr Youn Joo Lee, Associate Principal Oboe of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, with her beautiful sound and musical sensibilities as my inspiration. The Oboe Quintet has unabashed American moments - a brief snatch of jazz, a blue note here and there. But one can also hear modal harmonies as well as the verdant, outdoors whiff of folk music which reflects my lifelong affection for British music, in particular, that of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Britten, and Delius. There is also a passing moment where the solo oboe briefly plays a shepherdess playing her pipe on an unimaginably green hillside on the perfect summer day.