Island of Light, The
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General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 23:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Molenaar Edition
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €224.46 | Score Only (print) - €44.90
Movements
1. Cova d'en Xoroi
2. On the Clouds
3. The Giants
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV
(percussion detail desired)
Electronics
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The symphonic poem The Island of the Light illustrates legends and places of the island of Minorca. In Cova d'en Xoroi the listener can hear the legend of a Moor nicknamed Xoroi, who, after a pirate attack, was left behind without being able to embark and remained hidden for a long time in secret without anybody knowing. Each night Xoroi stole what he needed to survive and during the day he stayed hiding in the cave. On the clouds. the composer lets go, showing us his vision of the island from the sky, a movement that is full of strong emotional content. The work finishes with The Giants.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by Banda de Musica de Ferreries Menorca on the occasion of his 150 anniversary [sic].
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Irish Youth Wind Ensemble (Cork) (Ronan O'Reilly) - 29 July 2022
- Orchestre d'Harmonie de Dannemarie (France) – 1 January 2020
Works for Winds by this Composer
- A mi banda (2003)
- The Ambitious Plan (2023)
- The Bermuda Triangle (2009/2013)
- Crucifixus (2008)
- Dunkirk (2020)
- El Reolín (2008)
- Es Vedrà
- Excalibur (2023)
- Gangster’s Scenes (2008)
- The Ghost Ship (2017)
- Himne a la festa (2006)
- The Island of Light (2011)
- The Legend of Maracaibo (2011)
- Mejor pídelo tú (2014)
- Pompeii (2019)
- Sajelbon (2021)
- The Scary Mountains (2024)
- Sendes (2007)
- Steel Overture (2022)
Resources
- José Alberto Pina website – Accessed 5 August 2022
- Perusal score
- Pina, J. (2012). The Island of Light [score]. Molenaar Edition: Wormerveer, Neth.