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SKU: PR.11640110S
UPC: 680160682744.
The Essay for Strings was written in 1986 in memory of Glenn Hull, a colleague and the choir director at Norfolk State University during my early years there. His sudden passing was a shock, and I expressed my sadness in this work. It was premiered that year by the NSU orchestra at their Winter concert. In w000, after conductor-composer Coleridge Taylor Perkinson gave the work its second performance in Chicago (with the ensemble of the Center For Black Music Reasearch), I decided to add it to my catalog of orchestra works. The designation Essay refers to the fact that the piece is based on one idea (like a literary essay). In this case the musical idea (or motive) is made from the initials of my deceased friend, Glenn Hull (G and H in music are represented by the pitches G and B-natural). These two notes are sounded throughout the work in tribute to him.
SKU: PR.11640110L
UPC: 680160682751.
SKU: KJ.GO112C
Essay for Orchestra is a bold and dramatic work that makes use of solid contrapuntal lines and striking contemporary harmonies. The middle section features a cantabile melody accompanied by a background of dissonant pyramids. Essay for Orchestra is scored to take full advantage of the vibrant colors of the symphony orchestra.
SKU: HL.50600841
8.25x11.75x0.19 inches.
The Ensemble Zeitsprung performed the world premiere of the ensemble work “Symphonic Essayâ€, based on Schachtner's chamber symphony composed in 2007/2008, on 5 July 2016 at the Schwere Reiter in Munich. The composer dedicated his work to Peter Stangel.
SKU: AP.37833S
UPC: 038081430768. English.
Sure to become a staple of the concert band repertoire, Symphonic Essay is a dramatic work featuring brass fanfares, tonal pyramids, and startling polyharmonies. The mysterious undertones of the piece are interwoven with moments of lyricism, counterpoint, and a multiplicity of timbres and creative settings which culminate in a spectacular coda.
