J. Schwantner - Music of Amber (1981) [Score Follower]

Описание: "This new and expanded work for chamber ensemble received its title, 'Music of Amber', from the last stanza of the same poem. As is the case with From a Dark Millennium, piano (although not amplified in the chamber version), is the central timbre of the work: ". . . the piano presents the primary melodic, gestural, harmonic and sonoric elements supported by the percussion. "Compared with the version for large wind ensemble which uses five percussionists, the sextet version has all of the percussion parts performed by a single musician. This new chamber work was premiered in New York in 1981 and was subsequently entered in the Kennedy Center Friedheim competition. Selected as a finalist, Schwantner asked the New York New Music Ensemble to go to Washington, D.C. and perform the piece at the finals concert. A panel of distinguished adjudicators announced at the conclusion of the event that Music ofAmber was the first prize winner, thus receiving the 1981 Kennedy Center Friedheim Award for excellence in chamber composition."

From:
Popejoy, James. From a Dark Millennium Comes the Music of Amber: A Comparative Study of Two Works by Joseph Schwantner, dissertation, August 2000; Denton, Texas.

SANCTUARY...
Deep forests
a play of Shadows
most ancient murmurings
from a dark millennium
the trembling fragrance
of the music of amber

Joseph Schwantner

Movements:
0:00 Movement 1
7:40 Movement 2

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Music of Amber: Pt. I "Wind, Willow, Whisper... " · New York New Music Ensemble · Joseph Schwantner · Robert Black
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Music of Amber: Pt. II "Sanctuary" · New York New Music Ensemble · Joseph Schwantner · Robert Black

Works by Wuorinen, Schwantner and Blaustein
℗ 1990 GM Recordings
Released on: 1990-01-01
Music Publisher: SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION