Metalfare

Ilari Hylkilä

Ilari Hylkila (trans. Ambrose)

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 1:35
Difficulty: IV 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: C Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00   |   Score Only (print) - $14.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Metalfare for Symphony Orchestra was written during a one-month period in November and December 2010. The piece was the first prize winner in the Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra’s Fanfare Competition to celebrate its 85th anniversary and was premiered by that ensemble on April 16, 2011 under the direction of conductor Mikk Murdvee.

The title of the work is a portmanteau of the words “metal music” and “fanfare.” Hylkilä was inspired by heavy metal music while writing the piece and felt that this influence was strong enough to warrant incorporation into the title.

Metalfare lasts roughly a minute and a half. It opens with a burst of energy that does not subside. The opening timpani roll and sustained low winds give way to a brilliant fanfare theme stated first in brass, then woodwinds and finally in the full ensemble. A brief, lyrical second theme follows before giving way to the original fanfare theme, stated in the full ensemble. The brief piece comes to a dramatic conclusion on a tutti E-major chord.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Wind Ensemble (Joseph Higgins, conductor) – 7 December 2017
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Robert J. Ambrose, conductor) – 12 February 2016

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Waltz (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)

All Wind Works

• Cinclus Arctica (2010)
• Dance of Giants (2009)
• Hero Tale (2008)
• Metalfare (tr. Ambrose) (2014)
• Nimia ( 2012)
• Waltz (2014)
• Waltz (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
• The Zest (2017)
• Wonderworld (2017)

Resources

• Ilari Hylkila website Accessed 26 January 2016