Orchestra (Orchestra)
SKU: HL.48188488
Composed by Henri
Dutilleux. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 104
pages. Heugel & Cie
#HE32608. Published by
Heugel & Cie
(HL.48188488).
UPC:
888680866952.
8.5x11.75x0.543
inches.
“Comp
osed in 1978 by Henri
Dutilleux, Timbres,
Space, Movement is a work
for Orchestra, also named
?The starry night? after
a painting by Van Gogh.
It was commisioned by
Mstislav Rostropovich for
the National Symphony
Orchestra of Washington
and is dedicated to
Charles Münch. This
great orchestral work
lasts approximately 20
minutes and depicts the
content of the painting.
It is written for a full
orchestra without Violins
or Violas. A sketch of
the placement of the
instruments is given in
the book as its
disposition differs from
a full orchestra: The
Cellos placed in a
half-circle in front of
the conductor. The Cellos
represents the space with
twirling solos and more
stagnant sections while
the lack of Violins and
Violas is for the quiet
and motionless part of
the painting. The solo of
the Winds and Drums
characterizes the clouds
and the light of the moon
and the stars. It is
divided in two parts: 1.
Nébuleuse (Nebula) and
2.Constellations, which
are divided by a Cello
interlude. Henri
Dutilleux was
internationally acclaimed
for his work winning
prizes such as the Gold
Medal of the Royal
Philharmonic Society and
the UNESCO's
International Rostrum of
Composers, amongst many
others. His work also
includes a Piano sonata,
two symphonies, the
Violin concerto 'L'arbre
des songes' (The tree of
dreams) and the Cello
concerto 'Tout un monde
lointain' (A whole
distant
word).â€.
