Orchestra (PART3) -
intermediate to advanced
SKU: HL.49004884
Leichte Spielstucke
zur Einfuhrung in das
Orchesterspiel mit
praktischen Anweisungen
fur Nachwuchsgruppen und
Unterricht. Composed
by Curt Mahr. Edition
Schott. Classical. Score
Only. 32 pages. Schott
Music #HL50490190.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49004884).
ISBN
9781423495499. UPC:
884088510923.
English(UK).
John Corigliano (b.
1938) is an American
composer. One of his most
enjoyable compositions is
The Mannheim
Rocket,
commissioned by the
Mannheim orchestra in the
year 2000. It takes
inspiration from
theRocket of the
title – a famous
compositional device
invented by the orchestra
in the 1700s. From there
it swiftly traverses 200
years of German music,
cleverly hiding quotes
from some of the most
famous orchestralworks of
the era, rising to its
zenith before falling
back to earth –
exactly as a real rocket
would.
Described
by the composer as a
“marvellous
journey”, this
orchestral piece is one
of the mostentertaining
in the repertoire –
both to play and to
listen to.