The Dinosaurs - BSN/PN [PDF]

The Dinosaurs - PDF
for bassoon and piano
by Brian Krinke - American composer

This is the PDF download.  For the printed edition, click HERE.

Based on the story by Italo Calvino.

For THE DINOSAURS - click HERE.

For THE ORIGIN of BIRDS - click HERE.

For THE AQUATIC UNCLE - click HERE.

ABOUT THE MUSIC

Cosmicomics Trilogy

Italo Calvino was one of Italy’s great authors. I have always been drawn to his whimsical, colorful writing. For these musical works, I was inspired by his collection of stories, Cosmicomics. His stories follow characters through times of major change in the universe. I will provide a few thoughts about each story, with encouragement to explore Calvino’s amazing work! 

The three musical works of the Cosmicomics Trilogy were written for the 2024 IDRS International Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, and premiered by the composer at the piano, with Dr. William Aikens, oboe, and Dr. Jeffrey McCray, bassoon. 

The Dinosaurs - This story takes place as our main character, a dinosaur, longs for the time when dinosaurs reigned supreme all over the world. The New Ones don’t understand the glory of those days. They don’t even recognize him as a dinosaur. He joins their herd for a while, helping them with his enormous strength, but never being fully accepted. Eventually he sees the Dinosaurs’ influence on the present day, and finds some peace. The dinosaurs are represented by an angular 7/8 theme, while the New Ones have a jauntier theme in 4/4 time.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

BRIAN KRINKE has written solo and chamber works for winds, piano, and strings. His compositions have been performed in venues in New York City, including Merkin Hall and St. Paul’s Chapel, as well as universities such as Princeton University and Colorado Mesa University. He has several times been invited to perform concerts of his compositions for the  International Double Reed Society conferences, both in the U.S and in Thailand. His works have been performed by principal wind players of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. Mr. Krinke studied composition at the University of Minnesota with Paul Fetler, and presently serves on the music faculty at Colorado Mesa University.