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Lauda (Danyew)

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Steve Danyew

Steve Danyew


General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 16:35
> Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Steve Danyew
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $399.99; (digital) - $299.99   |   Score Only (print) - $85.00


Movements

1. Montis Dei – 9:00
2. Hymnus Anima Mea – 7:15


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

  • Bass Drum, large
  • Bell Tree
  • Chimes
  • Claves
  • Marimba
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal, large
  • Tam-Tam, large
  • Tenor Drum, large (2
  • Triangle
  • Wind Chimes, metal
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Lauda, Latin for “praise,” is a two-movement work for wind ensemble, written for Mark Scatterday and the Eastman Wind Ensemble during the fall of 2009. The overall structure of the work can be understood somewhat loosely as a prelude and fugue. Both movements explore various uses of counterpoint and contrapuntal devices, which have fascinated me since I first encountered them in works of Bach and others.

The first movement, Montis Dei, Latin for “God’s mountains,” is based on a continually repeating passacaglia, or ground bass. The ground bass is actually a series of harmonies which grow increasingly complex throughout the movement. The second movement, Hymnus Anima Mea, Latin for “hymn of my soul,” contains fugal elements throughout. The music also progresses over a pedal point of B for much of the movement, until near the end where the pedal ultimately changes. The fugal subject is inspired by the Alleluia motive from the Christian hymn Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven. This downward scale motive is used in the fugal subject and developed in various ways. After expositions and episodes which incorporate the original fugue subject, the subject in inversion, the countersubject, and both in stretto, the music finally arrives at a climatic point. At this point, the actual hymn tune Lauda Anima (the musical hymn tune of Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven) emerges from the climactic texture, and leads the movement to the end.

I would like to thank Mark Scatterday and the Eastman Wind Ensemble for their continued support of my music and their incredible dedication to musical excellence.

- Program Note by composer


Awards

  • ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Wind Ensemble Competition, Honorable Mention, 2010


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Eastman Wind Orchestra (Rochester, N.Y.) (Mark Scatterday, conductor) - 15 September 2021
  • University of British Columbia (Vancouver) Bands (Lauren Visel, conductor) – 13 February 2020
  • Western Illinois University (Macomb) Wind Ensemble (Mike Fansler, conductor) – 22 February 2019
  • Michigan State University (East Lansing) Symphony Band (John T. Madden, conductor) – 25 October 2016


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Resources

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