SKU: BT.CMP-0034-95-020
Captivated by the rolling hills, majestic horse farms and beautiful horses of the Central Kentucky Bluegrass region, James Curnow has named this exciting overture after one of the most scenic areas near his home. After a fanfare opening, the Percussion section provides high energy for the main theme. A contrasting middle section showcases the expressive abilities of your ensemble. With a return of the main theme, momentum builds steadily to the exciting conclusion.Exhilarating!Überwältigt von der Schönheit der sanften Hügel, prächtigen Pferdefarmen und edlen Pferden in der so genannten Bluegrass Region in Kentucky, benannte James Curnow diese spannende Ouvertüre nach einer der malerischsten Landschaften seiner Heimatregion. Nach der einleitenden Fanfare bereitet das Schlagzeug energievoll auf das Hauptthema vor. Im kontrastreichen Mittelteil kann Ihr Ensemble all seine Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten entfalten. Mit der Rückkehr zum Hauptthema nimmt die Musik stetig an Schwung und treibender Kraft hin zum aufregenden Schluss zu. Sehr belebend!
SKU: BT.CMP-0034-95-120
SKU: HL.4008711
UPC: 196288190912.
A trip to India inspired Gauthier Dupertuis to write Dystopia for double wind quintet, a composition commissioned to him by the Swiss conductor Felix Hauswirth, on the occasion of the aVENTura Festival in Lucerne in September 2023 dedicated to Swiss composers. In October 2018 Gauthier Dupertuis had the opportunity of accompanying the Wind Orchestra La Landwehr de Fribourg, (Switzerland), asan instrumentalist during a concert tour around India. Travel between the different cities was punctuated by the horns of the different vehicles on the road, which appeared to be in competition with each other in terms of their creativity. Their bus was no exception to this rule, and the composer ended up letting himself be inspired by this five-note pattern which, through repetition, ended up anchoring itself deeply in his brain, until it served as a musical basis for this work. Dystopia exploits the notion of duality: in two parts (I. Preludio and II. Toccata), the work uses the double wind quintet sometimes as a single entity and sometimes as two or three groups in constant rhythmic, harmonic, or writing contrast. Like in a dystopia, where the hero constantly struggles against an oppressive society, the thematic group linked to motif A (that of the car horns, set out at the beginning of the Prelude) confronts that linked to motif B (exposed at bar 25) throughout the piece. Similarly, the free form of the Prelude contrasts with the more defined structure of the Toccata where the atmospheres linked to the two thematic groupsalternate. Two short episodes highlight a third motif, more arioso, serving as divertissement and rhythmic appeasement within the Toccata.
SKU: HL.4008710
ISBN 9798350115758. UPC: 196288190905.