Periodically, this page focuses on a work by Jean-Pierre Vial.
XXS ricercar, for wind ensemble
ISWC T-314.854.742.2 brass instruments

This short piece was specially composed for the Very Small Consortium who premiered it during a concert in Green Bay, WI, USA, in February 2016. The Very Small Consortium consists of a trumpet and a sax quartet. They specialize in miniatures and claim they do more with less.

To listen to the premiere of this miniature, in B flat major (an MP3 clip), click here.

In June 2023, flutist Beth Ratay recorded an arrangement, in C major, for flute ensemble, of the same piece. Beth Ratay recorded and assembled the five parts of the flute ensemble, i.e., a piccolo, two flutes and two alto flutes. To watch the corresponding video, click here.

The score of XXS ricercar, for flute ensemble, is published by Musicalion.

This score is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License – NonCommercial – ShareAlike 3.0 France. For any use of this work not covered by this license, you must obtain the permission from SACEM (www.sacem.fr/en).