Description

Five Fables
for oboe, bassoon, and piano
by Josef Alexander (1908-1992) – American composer

I. The Hare and the Tortoise

II. The Fox and the Sour Grapes

III. The Ant and the Grasshopper

IV. The Farmer and the Nightingale

V. Androcles and the Lion

Five Fables was written in 1982 and was a Co-Winner of the 1982 New Music for Young Ensembles Composers Competition. It was premiered on an MNYE Concert on October 4th, 1983 by members of the Aspen Wind Quintet with pianist Bruce Norris.

Duration: 12:00