Bridgham: Concertino, II. Marcia funebre quasi un ballo

Mark Ortwein, bassoon The Vera Quartet I. Mezza-Sonata II. Marcia funebre quasi un ballo III. Rapsodia Maniacale Performed live in Yale School of Music&Morse Recital Hall on November 17 2022 as part of Meadow Bridgham&DMA degree recital. Program Notes: Marcia funebre quasi un ballo (“Funeral March like a dance”) was written the evening following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. This movement’s title is a reference to Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata, which carries the inscription Sonata quasi una Fantasia (“Sonata like a fantasy”). Additionally, the mood and meter—a processional in 3/8—references the slow movement to Schubert’s late A major Piano Sonata.