Beethoven in Havana

From Wind Repertory Project
Joachim Horsley

Joachim Horsley (arr. Brian Flack)


General Info

Year: 2016 / 2018
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Cost: Score (print) and Parts (digital) - $48.00   |   Score Only (print) - $24.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Electric Bass
Electric Keyboard
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-XII, including:

  • Bongos (2)
  • Cabasa
  • Cajón
  • Castanets
  • Claves
  • Djembe
  • Glockenspiel
  • Guiro
  • Maracas
  • Marimba I-II-III (I & II 4.3 octaves; III 4.6 octaves)
  • Mark Tree
  • Suspended Cymbals (3)
  • Vibraphone I-II
  • Xylophone (3.5 octaves)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

At the first performance of Beethoven’s immortal Seventh Symphony, the audience demanded an encore of the second movement immediately following its premiere. It’s no surprise that it is still venerated today and performed all over the world. Brian Flack’s adaptation of Joachim Horsley’s afro-Cuban piano arrangement, is proof that Beethoven’s music is so powerful, everlasting, and structurally sound, it can cross cultural and musical boundaries and be enjoyed by everyone. Adhering to the overall form of Horsley’s original arrangement, Flack has orchestrated the various piano parts to mallet instruments as well as the non-traditional percussive sounds to more traditionally Latin percussion instruments.

- Program Note from publisher


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

  • University of California, Los Angeles, Percussion Ensemble (Theresa Dimond, conductor) – 28 February 2022


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