Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts. Richardson, TXEugene Migliaro Corporon, Conductor. Christian Bester, Baritone*Jennifer Ciobanu, Soprano*Program: Fanfare for the Inauguration of J. F. K., Leonard Bernstein (1. Notes on the Program by DR. RODDA Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Composed in 1957. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story . Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein. Suite from Candide*, Leonard Bernstein. Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront, Leonard Bernstein. The BSO Forever, Leonard Bernstein. March from Divertimento, Leonard Bernstein. Danzon from Fancy Free, Leonard Bernstein. Slava!, Leonard Bernstein. WEST SIDE STORY . Kennedy was composed for inclusion in one of the inaugural galas held for President John F. Bernstein himself conducted the premiere on January 1. According to author Elise K. Kirk, he was delayed in arriving at the event due to a snowstorm and had to conduct in a shirt several sizes too large. This very brief composition is scored for a somewhat unusual combination of instruments: piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and percussion. Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” (1. Leonard Bernstein. Trans. The songs of the musical had immediately become popular standards, while at the same time, the dance music had been sophisticated enough to find its way into the concert hall, similar to music of a ballet. Most composers for Broadway were songwriters who did not write their own dance music, but Bernstein, a fully trained composer who had already written two formal ballets, crafted these remarkable dances himself. The following dances from the musical are included in suite: The Prologue, a rivalry between the Sharks and the Jets; . Candide, on the other hand, was regarded as a failure when it closed after only seventy- three performances. It was not until the show was completely restaged by Harold Prince with a rewritten libretto that it became a popular success, nearly two decades after its initial run. Through all these editions of Candide, the overture has remained the same. A fanfare opens the overture and is subsequently repeated three more times. Each occurrence of the fanfare is followed by a motive from . Themes from two other songs, . The sections of this suite utilize music that has remained virtually unchanged from the original Broadway production. Clare Grundman, who adapted the work for wind band, provided the following synopses regarding each movement. The music alternately enjoins the pupil. The refrain is, of course, that this is the best of all possible worlds. He enjoins the others to assist him in bringing things to life, and even Cunegonde proposes to bake a loaf of daily bread. Optimism is transformed into practical necessity, and the entire cast of characters joins in a hymn full of hope. The resulting On the Waterfront suite consists of six continuously flowing movements. It opens with a hauntingly eloquent horn theme that might be regarded as a musical evocation of a misty melancholy dawn over a grey New York skyline and dockyards. The music grows in emotional depth as more instruments are added to the texture. Alas, the tranquility is brusquely shattered by the . In the film, this rumble music occurs during an early murder scene where an angry mob brutally throws an informer from a tenement rooftop. The prominent percussion in this section stab out motoric rhythms that express the dockworkers. The poignant love theme that emerges in the . The thematic material of the eight movements is centered around the pitches . The boisterous music of the first movement returns to bring back the march, . The last chord is a final declaration of the . The ballet was commissioned by the American Ballet Theatre and later premiered by that organization in 1. New York Metropolitan Opera House. Fancy Free follows the adventures of three United States Navy sailors pursuing girls while on leave in wartime Manhattan. The sailors perform three solo dances to . Danzon is the third sailor! The first theme of Slava! The second is a canonic tune in 7/8 time. A quasi- development section follows, after which the two themes recur in reverse order. Near the end, they are combined with a quotation (proclaimed by the ubiquitous trombones) from the.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
November 2017
Categories |