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Piano and orchestra - difficult SKU: HL.49046544 For piano and orchest...(+)
Piano and orchestra -
difficult SKU:
HL.49046544 For
piano and orchestra.
Composed by Gyorgy
Ligeti. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Softcover. Composed
1985-1988. Duration 24'.
Schott Music #ED23178.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49046544). ISBN
9781705122655. UPC:
842819108726.
9.0x12.0x0.224
inches. I composed
the Piano Concerto in two
stages: the first three
movements during the
years 1985-86, the next
two in 1987, the final
autograph of the last
movement was ready by
January, 1988. The
concerto is dedicated to
the American conductor
Mario di Bonaventura. The
markings of the movements
are the following: 1.
Vivace molto ritmico e
preciso 2. Lento e
deserto 3. Vivace
cantabile 4. Allegro
risoluto 5. Presto
luminoso.The first
performance of the
three-movement Concerto
was on October 23rd, 1986
in Graz. Mario di
Bonaventura conducted
while his brother,
Anthony di Bonaventura,
was the soloist. Two days
later the performance was
repeated in the Vienna
Konzerthaus. After
hearing the work twice, I
came to the conclusion
that the third movement
is not an adequate
finale; my feeling of
form demanded
continuation, a
supplement. That led to
the composing of the next
two movements. The
premiere of the whole
cycle took place on
February 29th, 1988, in
the Vienna Konzerthaus
with the same conductor
and the same pianist. The
orchestra consisted of
the following: flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
horn, trumpet, tenor
trombone, percussion and
strings. The flautist
also plays the piccoIo,
the clarinetist, the alto
ocarina. The percussion
is made up of diverse
instruments, which one
musician-virtuoso can
play. It is more
practical, however, if
two or three musicians
share the instruments.
Besides traditional
instruments the
percussion part calls
also for two simple wind
instruments: the swanee
whistle and the
harmonica. The string
instrument parts (two
violins, viola, cello and
doubles bass) can be
performed soloistic since
they do not contain
divisi. For balance,
however, the ensemble
playing is recommended,
for example 6-8 first
violins, 6-8 second, 4-6
violas, 4-6 cellos, 3-4
double basses. In the
Piano Concerto I realized
new concepts of harmony
and rhythm. The first
movement is entirely
written in bimetry:
simultaneously 12/8 and
4/4 (8/8). This relates
to the known triplet on a
doule relation and in
itself is nothing new.
Because, however, I
articulate 12 triola and
8 duola pulses, an
entangled, up till now
unheard kind of polymetry
is created. The rhythm is
additionally complicated
because of asymmetric
groupings inside two
speed layers, which means
accents are
asymmetrically
distributed. These
groups, as in the talea
technique, have a fixed,
continuously repeating
rhythmic structures of
varying lengths in speed
layers of 12/8 and 4/4.
This means that the
repeating pattern in the
12/8 level and the
pattern in the 4/4 level
do not coincide and
continuously give a
kaleidoscope of renewing
combinations. In our
perception we quickly
resign from following
particular rhythmical
successions and that what
is going on in time
appears for us as
something static,
resting. This music, if
it is played properly, in
the right tempo and with
the right accents inside
particular layers, after
a certain time 'rises, as
it were, as a plane after
taking off: the rhythmic
action, too complex to be
able to follow in detail,
begins flying. This
diffusion of individual
structures into a
different global
structure is one of my
basic compositional
concepts: from the end of
the fifties, from the
orchestral works
Apparitions and
Atmospheres I
continuously have been
looking for new ways of
resolving this basic
question. The harmony of
the first movement is
based on mixtures, hence
on the parallel leading
of voices. This technique
is used here in a rather
simple form; later in the
fourth movement it will
be considerably
developed. The second
movement (the only slow
one amongst five
movements) also has a
talea type of structure,
it is however much
simpler rhythmically,
because it contains only
one speed layer. The
melody is consisted in
the development of a
rigorous interval mode in
which two minor seconds
and one major second
alternate therefore nine
notes inside an octave.
This mode is transposed
into different degrees
and it also determines
the harmony of the
movement; however, in
closing episode in the
piano part there is a
combination of diatonics
(white keys) and
pentatonics (black keys)
led in brilliant,
sparkling quasimixtures,
while the orchestra
continues to play in the
nine tone mode. In this
movement I used isolated
sounds and extreme
registers (piccolo in a
very low register,
bassoon in a very high
register, canons played
by the swanee whistle,
the alto ocarina and
brass with a harmon-mute'
damper, cutting sound
combinations of the
piccolo, clarinet and
oboe in an extremely high
register, also
alternating of a
whistle-siren and
xylophone). The third
movement also has one
speed layer and because
of this it appears as
simpler than the first,
but actually the rhythm
is very complicated in a
different way here. Above
the uninterrupted, fast
and regular basic pulse,
thanks to the asymmetric
distribution of accents,
different types of
hemiolas and inherent
melodical patterns appear
(the term was coined by
Gerhard Kubik in relation
to central African
music). If this movement
is played with the
adequate speed and with
very clear accentuation,
illusory
rhythmic-melodical
figures appear. These
figures are not played
directly; they do not
appear in the score, but
exist only in our
perception as a result of
co-operation of different
voices. Already earlier I
had experimented with
illusory rhythmics,
namely in Poeme
symphonique for 100
metronomes (1962), in
Continuum for harpsichord
(1968), in Monument for
two pianos (1976), and
especially in the first
and sixth piano etude
Desordre and Automne a
Varsovie (1985). The
third movement of the
Piano Concerto is up to
now the clearest example
of illusory rhythmics and
illusory melody. In
intervallic and chordal
structure this movement
is based on alternation,
and also inter-relation
of various modal and
quasi-equidistant harmony
spaces. The tempered
twelve-part division of
the octave allows for
diatonical and other
modal interval
successions, which are
not equidistant, but are
based on the alternation
of major and minor
seconds in different
groups. The tempered
system also allows for
the use of the
anhemitonic pentatonic
scale (the black keys of
the piano). From
equidistant scales,
therefore interval
formations which are
based on the division of
an octave in equal
distances, the
twelve-tone tempered
system allows only
chromatics (only minor
seconds) and the six-tone
scale (the whole-tone:
only major seconds).
Moreover, the division of
the octave into four
parts only minor thirds)
and three parts (three
major thirds) is
possible. In several
music cultures different
equidistant divisions of
an octave are accepted,
for example, in the
Javanese slendro into
five parts, in Melanesia
into seven parts, popular
also in southeastern
Asia, and apart from
this, in southern Africa.
This does not mean an
exact equidistance: there
is a certain tolerance
for the inaccurateness of
the interval tuning.
These exotic for us,
Europeans, harmony and
melody have attracted me
for several years.
However I did not want to
re-tune the piano
(microtone deviations
appear in the concerto
only in a few places in
the horn and trombone
parts led in natural
tones). After the period
of experimenting, I got
to pseudo- or
quasiequidistant
intervals, which is
neither whole-tone nor
chromatic: in the
twelve-tone system, two
whole-tone scales are
possible, shifted a minor
second apart from each
other. Therefore, I
connect these two scales
(or sound resources), and
for example, places occur
where the melodies and
figurations in the piano
part are created from
both whole tone scales;
in one band one six-tone
sound resource is
utilized, and in the
other hand, the
complementary. In this
way whole-tonality and
chromaticism mutually
reduce themselves: a type
of deformed
equidistancism is formed,
strangely brilliant and
at the same time
slanting; illusory
harmony, indeed being
created inside the
tempered twelve-tone
system, but in sound
quality not belonging to
it anymore. The
appearance of such
slantedequidistant
harmony fields
alternating with modal
fields and based on
chords built on fifths
(mainly in the piano
part), complemented with
mixtures built on fifths
in the orchestra, gives
this movement an
individual, soft-metallic
colour (a metallic sound
resulting from
harmonics). The fourth
movement was meant to be
the central movement of
the Concerto. Its
melodc-rhythmic elements
(embryos or fragments of
motives) in themselves
are simple. The movement
also begins simply, with
a succession of
overlapping of these
elements in the mixture
type structures. Also
here a kaleidoscope is
created, due to a limited
number of these elements
- of these pebbles in the
kaleidoscope - which
continuously return in
augmentations and
diminutions. Step by
step, however, so that in
the beginning we cannot
hear it, a compiled
rhythmic organization of
the talea type gradually
comes into daylight,
based on the simultaneity
of two mutually shifted
to each other speed
layers (also triplet and
duoles, however, with
different asymmetric
structures than in the
first movement). While
longer rests are
gradually filled in with
motive fragments, we
slowly come to the
conclusion that we have
found ourselves inside a
rhythmic-melodical whirl:
without change in tempo,
only through increasing
the density of the
musical events, a
rotation is created in
the stream of successive
and compiled, augmented
and diminished motive
fragments, and increasing
the density suggests
acceleration. Thanks to
the periodical structure
of the composition,
always new but however of
the same (all the motivic
cells are similar to
earlier ones but none of
them are exactly
repeated; the general
structure is therefore
self-similar), an
impression is created of
a gigantic, indissoluble
network. Also, rhythmic
structures at first
hidden gradually begin to
emerge, two independent
speed layers with their
various internal
accentuations. This
great, self-similar whirl
in a very indirect way
relates to musical
associations, which came
to my mind while watching
the graphic projection of
the mathematical sets of
Julia and of Mandelbrot
made with the help of a
computer. I saw these
wonderful pictures of
fractal creations, made
by scientists from Brema,
Peitgen and Richter, for
the first time in 1984.
From that time they have
played a great role in my
musical concepts. This
does not mean, however,
that composing the fourth
movement I used
mathematical methods or
iterative calculus;
indeed, I did use
constructions which,
however, are not based on
mathematical thinking,
but are rather craftman's
constructions (in this
respect, my attitude
towards mathematics is
similar to that of the
graphic artist Maurits
Escher). I am concerned
rather with intuitional,
poetic, synesthetic
correspondence, not on
the scientific, but on
the poetic level of
thinking. The fifth, very
short Presto movement is
harmonically very simple,
but all the more
complicated in its
rhythmic structure: it is
based on the further
development of ''inherent
patterns of the third
movement. The
quasi-equidistance system
dominates harmonically
and melodically in this
movement, as in the
third, alternating with
harmonic fields, which
are based on the division
of the chromatic whole
into diatonics and
anhemitonic pentatonics.
Polyrhythms and harmonic
mixtures reach their
greatest density, and at
the same time this
movement is strikingly
light, enlightened with
very bright colours: at
first it seems chaotic,
but after listening to it
for a few times it is
easy to grasp its
content: many autonomous
but self-similar figures
which crossing
themselves. I present my
artistic credo in the
Piano Concerto: I
demonstrate my
independence from
criteria of the
traditional avantgarde,
as well as the
fashionable
postmodernism. Musical
illusions which I
consider to be also so
important are not a goal
in itself for me, but a
foundation for my
aesthetical attitude. I
prefer musical forms
which have a more
object-like than
processual character.
Music as frozen time, as
an object in imaginary
space evoked by music in
our imagination, as a
creation which really
develops in time, but in
imagination it exists
simultaneously in all its
moments. The spell of
time, the enduring its
passing by, closing it in
a moment of the present
is my main intention as a
composer. (Gyorgy
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Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Chimes, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, C...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Bells,
Chimes, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Crash Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Gong, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3, Horn 4, Mallet
Percussion, Marimba,
Oboe, Percussion 1,
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CF.SPS95 December
7, 1941. Composed by
Christina Huss R. Alan
Carter. Sps. Set of Score
and Parts.
2+16+4+8+8+8+4+4+4+4+4+4+
6+6+6+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+6+4+6
+6+2+4+8+2+28 pages.
Duration 6 minutes, 45
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS95. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS95). ISBN
9781491161302. UPC:
680160919895. Writt
en to commemorate the
80th Anniversary of the
surprise attack on the
American Pacific Fleet,
Remembering Pearl Harbor
is a stirring tribute
honoring the heroes of
the date which will live
in infamy- December 7,
1941. Like flying over
the Pacific, the opening
bars seemingly soar back
in time. The composition
takes the listener on a
moving journey from the
precarious moments before
the fateful attack,
through the air strike
and resulting aftermath.
The musical voyage begins
with chimes, signifying
the hour of the attack
that Sunday morning,
developing into the
heroic main theme
representing the Spirit
of America. A rousing
version of Anchors Aweigh
takes us to the naval
base at Pearl Harbor and
the activities of the
day. By the end of
Anchors Aweigh, the mood
seems to change,
foreshadowing the fate of
the U.S. fleet. Next, the
haunting theme of the
Japanese National Anthem
is heard and the distant
sound of propellers as
they approach. When the
planes arrive, the battle
rages until there is
total destruction.
Countless people lost
their lives on this
tragic day. The playing
of Taps and the Navy
Hymn, Eternal Father,
Strong to Save is
presented as an homage to
those who perished.
Following this solemn
moment, the American
spirit begins to rise as
they come together to
defeat the enemy. As the
U.S. triumphs in the end,
we hear fragments of many
American tunes depicting
the strength and
resilience of the
American People. You may
want to consider using
portions of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt's famous
speech to enhance your
performance. The
following sections are
suggested: Measure 46:
Yesterday, December 7th,
1941 - a date which will
live in infamy - the
United States of America
was suddenly and
deliberately attacked by
the naval and air forces
of the Empire of Japan.
Measure 83: The attack
yesterday on the Hawaiian
Islands has caused severe
damage to American naval
and military forces. I
regret to tell you that
very many American lives
have been lost. Measure
105: No matter how long
it may take us to
overcome this
premeditated invasion,
the American people in
their righteous might
will win through to
absolute
victory..
Written to
commemorate the 80th
Anniversary of the
surprise attack on the
American Pacific Fleet,
Remembering Pearl Harbor
is a stirring tribute
honoring the heroes of
the “date which
will live in
infamyâ€- December
7, 1941. Like flying over
the Pacific, the opening
bars seemingly soar back
in time. The composition
takes the listener on a
moving journey from the
precarious moments before
the fateful attack,
through the air strike
and resulting
aftermath.The musical
voyage begins with
chimes, signifying the
hour of the attack that
Sunday morning,
developing into the
heroic main theme
representing the Spirit
of America. A rousing
version of Anchors
Aweigh takes us to the
naval base at Pearl
Harbor and the activities
of the day. By the end of
Anchors Aweigh, the mood
seems to change,
foreshadowing the fate of
the U.S.
fleet.  Next, the
haunting theme of the
Japanese National Anthem
is heard and the distant
sound of propellers as
they approach. When the
planes arrive, the battle
rages until there is
total destruction.
Countless people lost
their lives on this
tragic day. The playing
of Taps and the Navy
Hymn, Eternal Father,
Strong to Save is
presented as an homage to
those who
perished.Following this
solemn moment, the
American spirit begins to
rise as they come
together to defeat the
enemy. As the U.S.
triumphs in the end, we
hear fragments of many
American tunes depicting
the strength and
resilience of the
American People.You may
want to consider using
portions of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt’s
famous speech to enhance
your performance. The
following sections are
suggested:Measure 46:
“Yesterday,
December 7th, 1941
– a date which
will live in infamy
– the United
States of America was
suddenly and deliberately
attacked by the naval and
air forces of the Empire
of Japan.â€Measure
83: “The attack
yesterday on the Hawaiian
Islands has caused severe
damage to American naval
and military forces. I
regret to tell you that
very many American lives
have been
lost.â€Measure 105:
“No matter how long
it may take us to
overcome this
premeditated invasion,
the American people in
their righteous might
will win through to
absolute
victory.â€. $90.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| Remembering Pearl Harbor [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire
Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Chimes, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, C...(+)
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Drum, Bassoon, Bells,
Chimes, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Crash Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Gong, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3, Horn 4, Mallet
Percussion, Marimba,
Oboe, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2 and more. -
Grade 4 SKU:
CF.SPS95F December
7, 1941. Composed by
Christina Huss R. Alan
Carter. Sps. Full score.
28 pages. Duration 6
minutes, 45 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #SPS95F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.SPS95F).
ISBN 9781491161845.
UPC:
680160920525. Writt
en to commemorate the
80th Anniversary of the
surprise attack on the
American Pacific Fleet,
Remembering Pearl Harbor
is a stirring tribute
honoring the heroes of
the date which will live
in infamy- December 7,
1941. Like flying over
the Pacific, the opening
bars seemingly soar back
in time. The composition
takes the listener on a
moving journey from the
precarious moments before
the fateful attack,
through the air strike
and resulting aftermath.
The musical voyage begins
with chimes, signifying
the hour of the attack
that Sunday morning,
developing into the
heroic main theme
representing the Spirit
of America. A rousing
version of Anchors Aweigh
takes us to the naval
base at Pearl Harbor and
the activities of the
day. By the end of
Anchors Away, the mood
seems to change,
foreshadowing the fate of
the U.S. fleet. Next, the
haunting theme of the
Japanese National Anthem
is heard and the distant
sound of propellers as
they approach. When the
planes arrive, the battle
rages until there is
total destruction.
Countless people lost
their lives on this
tragic day. The playing
of Taps and the Navy
Hymn, Eternal Father,
Strong to Save is
presented as an homage to
those who perished.
Following this solemn
moment, the American
spirit begins to rise as
they come together to
defeat the enemy. As the
U.S. triumphs in the end,
we hear fragments of many
American tunes depicting
the strength and
resilience of the
American People. You may
want to consider using
portions of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt's famous
speech to enhance your
performance. The
following sections are
suggested: Measure 46:
Yesterday, December 7th,
1941 - a date which will
live in infamy - the
United States of America
was suddenly and
deliberately attacked by
the naval and air forces
of the Empire of Japan.
Measure 83: The attack
yesterday on the Hawaiian
Islands has caused severe
damage to American naval
and military forces. I
regret to tell you that
very many American lives
have been lost. Measure
105: No matter how long
it may take us to
overcome this
premeditated invasion,
the American people in
their righteous might
will win through to
absolute
victory..
Written to
commemorate the 80th
Anniversary of the
surprise attack on the
American Pacific Fleet,
Remembering Pearl Harbor
is a stirring tribute
honoring the heroes of
the “date which
will live in
infamyâ€- December
7, 1941. Like flying over
the Pacific, the opening
bars seemingly soar back
in time. The composition
takes the listener on a
moving journey from the
precarious moments before
the fateful attack,
through the air strike
and resulting
aftermath.The musical
voyage begins with
chimes, signifying the
hour of the attack that
Sunday morning,
developing into the
heroic main theme
representing the Spirit
of America. A rousing
version of Anchors
Aweigh takes us to the
naval base at Pearl
Harbor and the activities
of the day. By the end of
Anchors Away, the mood
seems to change,
foreshadowing the fate of
the U.S.
fleet.  Next, the
haunting theme of the
Japanese National Anthem
is heard and the distant
sound of propellers as
they approach. When the
planes arrive, the battle
rages until there is
total destruction.
Countless people lost
their lives on this
tragic day. The playing
of Taps and the Navy
Hymn, Eternal Father,
Strong to Save is
presented as an homage to
those who
perished.Following this
solemn moment, the
American spirit begins to
rise as they come
together to defeat the
enemy. As the U.S.
triumphs in the end, we
hear fragments of many
American tunes depicting
the strength and
resilience of the
American People.You may
want to consider using
portions of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt’s
famous speech to enhance
your performance. The
following sections are
suggested:Measure 46:
“Yesterday,
December 7th, 1941
– a date which
will live in infamy
– the United
States of America was
suddenly and deliberately
attacked by the naval and
air forces of the Empire
of Japan.â€Measure
83: “The attack
yesterday on the Hawaiian
Islands has caused severe
damage to American naval
and military forces. I
regret to tell you that
very many American lives
have been
lost.â€Measure 105:
“No matter how long
it may take us to
overcome this
premeditated invasion,
the American people in
their righteous might
will win through to
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Orchestre [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature]
Schott
Soprano, tenor, Knabensoprano, flugelhorn, mixed choir and chamber orchestra (St...(+)
Soprano, tenor,
Knabensoprano,
flugelhorn, mixed choir
and chamber orchestra
(Study Score) SKU:
HL.49018099 Boy
Soprano, Soprano, Tenor,
Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus,
and Chamber Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Harald Weiss. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Study
Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2008/2009. 188 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED20619. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018099). ISBN
9790001158428. UPC:
884088567347.
8.25x11.75x0.457 inches.
Latin - German. On
letting go(Concerning the
selection of the texts)
In the selection of the
texts, I have allowed
myself to be motivated
and inspired by the
concept of 'letting go'.
This appears to me to be
one of the essential
aspects of dying, but
also of life itself. We
humans cling far too
strongly to successful
achievements, whether
they have to do with
material or ideal values,
or relationships of all
kinds. We cannot and do
not want to let go,
almost as if our life
depended on it. As we
will have to practise the
art of letting go at the
latest during our hour of
death, perhaps we could
already make a start on
this while we are still
alive. Tagore describes
this farewell with very
simple but strikingly
vivid imagery: 'I will
return the key of my
door'. I have set this
text for tenor solo. Here
I imagine, and have
correspondingly noted in
a certain passage of the
score, that the
protagonist finds himself
as though 'in an ocean'
of voices in which he is
however not drowning, but
immersing himself in
complete relaxation. The
phenomenon of letting go
is described even more
simply and tersely in
Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom'.
This cannot be expressed
more plainly.I have begun
the requiem with a solo
boy's voice singing the
beginning of this psalm
on a single note, the
note A. This in effect
says it all. The work
comes full circle at the
culmination with a repeat
of the psalm which
subsequently leads into a
resplendent 'lux
aeterna'. The
intermediate texts of the
Requiem which highlight
the phenomenon of letting
go in the widest spectrum
of colours originate on
the one hand from the
Latin liturgy of the
Messa da Requiem (In
Paradisum, Libera me,
Requiem aeternam, Mors
stupebit) and on the
other hand from poems by
Joseph von Eichendorff,
Hermann Hesse,
Rabindranath Tagore and
Rainer Maria Rilke.All
texts have a distinctive
positive element in
common and view death as
being an organic process
within the great system
of the universe, for
example when Hermann
Hesse writes: 'Entreiss
dich, Seele, nun der
Zeit, entreiss dich
deinen Sorgen und mache
dich zum Flug bereit in
den ersehnten Morgen'
['Tear yourself way , o
soul, from time, tear
yourself away from your
sorrows and prepare
yourself to fly away into
the long-awaited
morning'] and later: 'Und
die Seele unbewacht will
in freien Flugen
schweben, um im
Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu
leben' ['And the
unfettered soul strives
to soar in free flight to
live in the magic sphere
of the night, deep and
thousandfold']. Or Joseph
von Eichendorff whose
text evokes a distant
song in his lines: 'Und
meine Seele spannte weit
ihre Flugel aus. Flog
durch die stillen Lande,
als floge sie nach Haus'
['And my soul spread its
wings wide. Flew through
the still country as if
homeward bound.']Here a
strong romantically
tinged occidental
resonance can be detected
which is however also
accompanied by a
universal spirit going
far beyond all cultures
and religions. In the
beginning was the sound
Long before any sort of
word or meaningful phrase
was uttered by vocal
chords, sounds,
vibrations and tones
already existed. This
brings us back to the
music. Both during my
years of study and at
subsequent periods, I had
been an active
participant in the world
of contemporary music,
both as percussionist and
also as conductor and
composer. My early scores
had a somewhat
adventurous appearance,
filled with an abundance
of small black dots: no
rhythm could be too
complicated, no register
too extreme and no
harmony too dissonant. I
devoted myself intensely
to the handling of
different parameters
which in serial music
coexist in total
equality: I also studied
aleatory principles and
so-called minimal music.I
subsequently emigrated
and took up residence in
Spain from where I
embarked on numerous
travels over the years to
India, Africa and South
America. I spent repeated
periods during this time
as a resident in
non-European countries.
This meant that the
currents of contemporary
music swept past me
vaguely and at a great
distance. What I instead
absorbed during this
period were other
completely new cultures
in which I attempted to
immerse myself as
intensively as possible.I
learned foreign languages
and came into contact
with musicians of all
classes and styles who
had a different cultural
heritage than my own: I
was intoxicated with the
diversity of artistic
potential.Nevertheless,
the further I distanced
myself from my own
Western musical heritage,
the more this returned
insistently in my
consciousness.The scene
can be imagined of
sitting somewhere in the
middle of the Brazilian
jungle surrounded by the
wailing of Indians and
out of the blue being
provided with the
opportunity to hear
Beethoven's late string
quartets: this can be a
heart-wrenching
experience, akin to an
identity crisis. This
type of experience can
also be described as
cathartic. Whatever the
circumstances, my
'renewed' occupation with
the 'old' country would
not permit me to return
to the point at which I
as an audacious young
student had maltreated
the musical parameters of
so-called contemporary
music. A completely
different approach would
be necessary: an
extremely careful
approach, inching my way
gradually back into the
Western world: an
approach which would
welcome tradition back
into the fold, attempt to
unfurl the petals and
gently infuse this
tradition with a breath
of contemporary
life.Although I am aware
that I will not unleash a
revolution or scandal
with this approach, I am
nevertheless confident
as, with the musical
vocabulary of this
Requiem, I am travelling
in an orbit in which no
ballast or complex
structures will be
transported or intimated:
on the contrary, I have
attempted to form the
message of the texts in
music with the naivety of
a 'homecomer'. Harald
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