Summer Sprite for Orchestra

Summer Sprite for Orchestra was completed in December, 2004. The piece originated from a singular encounter with little angels at Chang-Kyung Palace, which is the oldest and the most beautiful palace in Korea, and where the kings of the Chosun Dynasty (1393-1897) lived. This encounter was in the summer of 2002. I certainly could not prove that those angels I met were real. Possibly they were the reflection of drops of water after a sudden shower on that summer day. However, I definitely remember that short, unforgettable, and mysterious moment and the angels' beautiful dance-like celebration. Summer Sprite is based on these special memories and the encounter with the little angels that summer. Summer Sprite consists of 3 movements: "Greeting," "Encounter," and "Celebration." These follow the course of my encounter with the little angels. In Summer Sprite, I wished to describe the image of the angels as well as the progression of greeting, encounter, and celebration with them. The moods that follow in Summer Sprite are by turns lyrical, poetic, fantastic, mysterious, and dream-like. In each movement, I describe the meeting of angels and composer through the use of the soloists -- violin (sometimes viola) and cello. As suggested by the subtitle of the first movement, "Greeting" portrays the moment when a surprised I met the angels. It begins with tam-tam, marimba, harp, and piano and sets a mysterious and dark mood. The second movement, "Encounter," is shorter than the first movement. This movement provides a more tranquil mood as well as more unique timbres resulting from the use of mutes and special instruments (English horn, harp, crotales, suspended cymbal, and celesta). The delicate expression of the percussion is particularly important in establishing the static mood of this movement . The last movement, °?Celebration,°± is bright and energetic. It is also the longest. Here, I require the most delicate changes of dynamics and tempo, the most vigorous harmonies, and the fastest rhythmic figures, as well as the most independent, lyrical, and poetic melodies. For bright orchestral tone color, I used various kinds of percussion such as timpani, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, cymbals, side drum, tambourine, triangle, and bass drum. This last movement is divided rondo-like into five sections: The first (mm.1-3), second (mm.4 - rehearsal number 1), third (rehearsal numbers 2-4), fourth (rehearsal numbers 5-7), and fifth, (rehearsal numbers 8 -18). To sum up, Summer Sprite describes an unforgettable and mysterious moment in a my life. My intention was to portray this through a concerto-like framework. A model for this would be Brahms°Ø °?Double Concerto°± in A minor, op.102, in which the solo cello stands for my angel and the solo violin (sometimes solo viola) for me.

Doubt, for narrator and orchestra

Doubt is a single-movement composition of roughly twelve minutes for narrator and orchestra (woodwinds, horns, and trumpets in pairs, timpani, percussion, strings). The piece explores the controversial issue of capital punishment. The text was compiled from resources found on the websites of Death Penalty Information Center (http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org) and Anti-Death Penalty Information (http://www.antideathpenalty.org), as well as excerpts from the Bible. Doubt was conceived of as a dramatic work in which a narrator recites factual information in a direct and unemotional manner and the orchestra provides a response to the mixed emotions elicited by the text. The list of dates and case summaries presented in the middle section of the piece seemed most powerful and effective when recited in a natural speaking voice, which is why I chose not to set the text as song. Also, I chose the orchestral medium rather than a chamber setting because the nature of the topic demanded a larger range of colors and combinations, as well as a louder, fuller sound. Much of the music was composed while deciding which texts to include. Thus the music influenced the choice of text as much as the text suggested the musical setting. The four formal divisions of the piece are delineated primarily by the text. The first section is an orchestral introduction representing various emotional perspectives suggested by the texts. The narrator begins the second section with a Biblical verse over sparse orchestration. The third and main section of the piece begins with a new melody in the low strings that is closely related to the harmonic organization of the piece. The narrator lists dates of convictions, executions, exonerations and facts related to doubtful cases. The third section and the narration conclude with another brief passage from the Bible. The fourth section is a dramatic orchestral coda, bringing back the opening harmonies of juxtaposed perfect fifths. The final chord is full of tension and discord, reflecting the oppositions inherent in the topic of capital punishment: life vs. death, sympathy vs. reproach, pain vs. hope, but above all, doubt about guilt vs. innocence.

Martulus e a questão polimétrica

O presente trabalho foi realizado como parte integrante do mestrado em música da Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (ESML), e procurou explorar a utilização de “novos ritmos” (Belling, 2010), sobretudo a polimetria em uma peça para piano e percussão intitulada de “Martulus”, com pequena influência de células rítmicas afro-brasileiras e composta durante o último semestre do mestrado. A polimétrica realiza-se na peça sobrepondo, em vários momentos, os diferentes instrumentos em compassos diferentes uns dos outros o que resulta no fato de as barras de compassos por vezes não serem simétricas e o primeiro tempo do compasso acontecer em vários momentos diferentes, os instrumentos que utilizam duas claves, como o piano e a marimba, puderam utilizar às vezes de compassos diferentes em cada clave de forma sobreposta. A peça termina com o compasso de 0/8 e sem barras de compasso, o 8 do denominador faz alusão as colcheias que passa a ser a única forma de guia para os instrumentistas e ausência de primeiro tempo deixando a música suspensa sem acentos implícitos. A peça foi composta para 7 instrumentistas e 7 instrumentos; piano, marimba, tímpano, bumbo grande, caixa, congas, bongôs, e da forma como foi escrita um mesmo percussionista não pode tocar mais do que um instrumento.

La composition au moyen des quarts de ton

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Mus Hs 353 - Jubel-Cantate : zur Feÿer des 50jährigen Regierungsantritts Sr Maj: des Königs von Sachsen ; den 20: Sept. 1818 ; oder Erndte-Cantate ; op: 58

Musik von Carl Maria von Weber. Gedicht von Friedrich Kind. Nach Friedrich Kinds Jubel Cantate gedichtet von A. Wendt

Mus Hs 1158 - Offertorium ex D# de Venerabili Ss. Sacramento : à duobus choris ..., violino primo, violino secundo, clarino primo, clarino secundo, tympano, alto viola, violone oblig., con organo

auth. Lösel

Anacaona [Manuscrito]: balada indiana

Número 315 en el catálogo de Vicente Galbis e Hilari García

Capricho instrumental [Manuscrito]: compuesto sobre motivos de estudios de Concone

Número 317 en el catálogo de Vicente Galbis e Hilari García

Otro título: A la libertad

Número 261 en el catálogo de Vicente Galbis e Hilari García. Título de la carpeta "A la libertad"

A mi patria [Manuscrito]: elegía sinfónica

Dedicatoria : "Si de mi amada patria sin ventura / En trists notas la desdicha hoy canto, / Si anubla mi pupila raudo llanto / Y mi alma de español prueba amargura, / Un dulce lenitivo a mi tortura / Prestar puede la Fe: arcano santo / que trae a mi alma misterioso encanto / y un provenir de glorias aun le augura; / Mas, si ambición, con dolo vil y artero, / Destierra de mi patria la fortuna, / Sobre el frio mármol, con buril de acero, / (Por la que fué de tantos héroes cuna,) / Escriba este epitafio el orbe entero.../Fué noble, altiva y grande, cual ninguna!"

Otro título: Himne a València

Número 259 en el catálogo de Vicente Galbis e Hilari García, bajo el título "Himne a València"

Bolero : para orquesta, banda y coro [Manuscrito]

Número 254 en el catálogo de Vicente Galbis e Hilari García

Versuch einer Anleitung zur heroisch-musikalischen Trompeter- und Pauker-Kunst : zu mehrerer Aufnahme derselben historisch, theoretisch und praktisch Beschrieben und mit Exempeln erläutert /

In 8⁰.

What's the Matter with Extended Techniques? Getting Beyond the Stigma in the Horn and Percussion Repertoire

For this project I prepared a series of recitals featuring music for horn and percussion, in which the horn part featured extended horn techniques. For this project, I considered anything beyond the open or muted horn an extended technique. These techniques range from the common hand-stopped note passages to complex new techniques involving half-valves, multi-phonics, and more, for new sounds desired by the composer. There are several pieces written for solo horn and percussion, with ensembles ranging from simple duets to solo horn with a full percussion ensemble. However, few include extended techniques for the horn. All of these select pieces are lesser known because of their difficulty, primarily because of the challenge of the extended techniques requested by the composer. In the introduction to this paper I give a brief background to the project, where the current repertoire stands, and my experiences with commissioning works for this genre. I then give a brief history and how-to on the more common extended techniques, which were found in almost every piece. I separated these techniques so that they could be referenced in the performance notes without being extremely repetitive in their description. Then follows the main performance notes of the repertoire chosen, which includes a brief description of the piece itself and a longer discussion for performers and composers who wish to learn more about these techniques. In this section my primary focus is the extended techniques used and I provide score samples with permission to further the education of the next musicians to tackle this genre. All works performed for this project were recorded and accompany this paper in the Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM). The following works were included in this project: o Howard J. Buss, Dreams from the Shadows (2015) o Howard J. Buss, Night Tide (1995) o George Crumb, An Idyll for the Misbegotten, trans. Robert Patterson (1986/1997) o Charles Fernandez, Metamorphosis: A Horn’s Life, “Prenatal and Toddler” (2016, unfinished) o Helen Gifford, Of Old Angkor (1995) o Douglas Hill, Thoughtful Wanderings… (1990) o Pierre-Yves Level, Duetto pour Cor en Fa et Percussion (1999) o David Macbride, Elegy for Horn and Timpani (2009) o Brian Prechtl, A Song of David (1995) o Verne Reynolds, HornVibes (1986) o Pablo Salazar, Cincontar (2016) o Mark Schultz, Dragons in the Sky (1989) o Faye-Ellen Silverman, Protected Sleep (2007) o Charles Taylor, Sonata for Horn and Marimba (1991) o Robert Wolk, Tessellations (2016) With this project, I intend to promote these pieces and the techniques used to encourage more works written in this style, and reveal to fellow horn players that the techniques should not prevent these great works from being performed. Due to the lack of repertoire, I successfully commissioned new pieces featuring extended techniques, which were featured in the final recital.

Antigone (Sofokleen mukaan) 3-osainen värirunoelma orkesterille op. 23

Antigone (Sofokleen mukaan) 3-osainen värirunoelma orkesterille op. 23 (1921–22) 4334/4431/12/2/cel/str. (0#/b) Sijainti Kansalliskirjastossa: COLL. 592.2 Teoksen sijainti muissa arkistoissa: Helsingin kaupunginarkisto, HKO käsikirjoituspartituurit. Käsikirjoitus, lyijykynä. FIMIC 286 Teostiedot: Osat: I Antigonen kuolinuhri veljelleen II Tyrannin tuomio III Antigonen kuolema KE 16. 11. 1922 Helsinki. HKO, joht. Toivo Haapanen. SSL:n viides vuosikonsertti. Kustanne: Fennica Gehrman, vuokramateriaali. Levytys: ”Väinö Raitio. Orchestral works”. Ondine ODE 790-2 (1992) (RSO, Jukka-Pekka Saraste) Kesto: 25’ Synopsis: Oidipuksen tytär Antigone uhmaa Theban tyrannihallitsijan Kreonin tahtoa suorittamalla uhrimenot kaksintaistelussa kuolleen veljensä puolesta. Tästä suuttuneena Kreon määrää Antigonen muurattavaksi elävältä ovettomaan ja ikkunattomaan kammioon, mutta katuu päätöstään heti kuultuaan tietäjän ennustavan hänelle teon johdosta synkkää kohtaloa. Antigone kuitenkin tekee itsemurhan ennen kuin Kreon ehtii häntä vapauttamaan, ja tietäjän ennustama murhenäytelmä toteutuu, sillä Antigonen kuolema aiheuttaa kaksi muutakin itsemurhaa. Sekä Kreonin oma poika, joka oli Antigonen kihlattu että Eurydike, Kreonin vaimo riistävät tapahtumien johdosta itseltään hengen. (Sofokles 1910.) Raition Antigone noudattaa osiensa otsikoiden puolesta Sofokleen murhenäytelmän päätapahtumia, mutta varsinaista tarkkaa ohjelmaa teoksen partituurissa ei ole nähtävissä. Näytelmän tapahtumat toimivat pikemminkin teoksen yleistunnelman lähteinä. Omakätinen puhtaaksikirjoitus. Orkesteripartituuri. Sivumäärä: 105 + 2 (kansi ja tausta) + 1 (tyhjä). Sivunumerot: [1.] 2.–19. [20.] 21.–51. [52.] 53.–105. [Ruskea muste, VR] Paperi: Ensimmäinen arkki tunnistamaton 28. Muut: FM 28. Käsikirjoitus: Ruskea muste, VR. Korjauksia tehty raaputtamalla. Lisäyksiä [violetti puukynä, VR]. Harjoitusnumerot: 1–9 [I osa] 10–21 [II osa] 22–42 [III osa] [violetti/sininen puukynä, ympyröity punaisella puukynällä, VR]. Osien kestot merkitty niiden loppuun [ruskea muste, VR]. Kansilehti: Antigone / (Sofokleen mukaan) / 3-osainen värirunoelma suurelle orkesterille. / Väinö Raitio /op. 23 [Ruskea muste, VR]. Kansilehden takana: Orchestra: / Fl. gr. 1.2., Fl. Picc. 1.2., Ob. 1.2., Corn. Inglese, Clar. 1.2., / Clarinetto basso, Fag. 1.2.3., Contrafagotto, Corni 1.2.3.4. in F / Trombe 1.2.3.4., Tromboni 1.2.3. Basso Tuba, / Celesta, Arpa 1.2. / Trianglo, Campanelli, Tamburo, Timpani, Piatti, Gr. Cassa, Tamtam, Campani E,c,d,e,f,g. / 16 Viol. 1., 14 Viol. 2., 12 Viole, / 10 Celli, 8 Contrabassi. [ruskea muste, VR]. S1: Antigone / Väinö Raitio / op. 23 / I. – Antigonen kuolinuhri veljelleen. / Lento espressivo. [ruskea muste, VR]. S20: II. – Tyrannin tuomio. / Andante moderato (1/4 = 60) [ruskea muste, VR]. S52: III. – Antigonen kuolema. / Adagio non troppo (1/8 = 66) S105: 1921-22. [ruskea muste, VR]. Viimeisellä sivulla A3. [lyijykynä, tk].