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Ciacona in E minor
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Subtitle: Ein Altböhmischer Choral (On an Old Bohemian Chorale)
N.B. This work may appear under its title in Czech, Ciacona na starocesky choral in e klein
General Info
Year: 1993
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Internationale Festliche Musiktage Uster (IFMU)
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This work, subtitled Ein Altböhmischer Choral (An Old Bohemian Chorale), uses the ancient Hussite war hymn Ye Warriors of God as the chaconne melody. This is the same theme used by Karel Husa in his Music for Prague 1968, and by Smetana in his opus magnum Ma Vlast. The chaconne theme is stated at the outset of the piece in the trombones and remains evident almost continuously throughout the work.
The piece was composed for the Internationale Festliche Musiktage Uster (Switzerland) and premiered by the Wind Orchestra of the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, England) in 1993.
- Program Note from Sinfonisches Blasorchester Bern concert program, 22 July 2022
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Sinfonisches Blasorchester Bern (Switzerland) (Rolf Schumacher, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Sinfonisches Blasorchester Bern (Switzerland) (Rolf Schumacher, conductor) – 22 July 2022 (WASBE Conference, Prague, Czech Republic)
- Wind Orchestra of the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, England) – 1993 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Ciacona in E minor (1993)
- Concert 1965)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Band (1984)
- Flasinetovy valcik (1979)
- Invokation in C Major (1984)
- Kammer Symphonie ( 1970)
- Malý (1992)
- Mladé trubky (1974)
- Musik aus Böhmen (1976)
Resources
- "CIACONA IN E MINOR on an Old Bohemian Chorale by Zdeněk Jonák (Czech Republic, 1917-1955)." WASBE. Web. (Featured as WASBE’s Composition of the Week, 26 September 2022). Accessed 4 January 2023
- Jonák, Z. [n.d.]. Ciacona in e min [über] altböhmischen Choral [für Blasorchester]
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. " Jonák, Zdenĕk." Accessed 10 August 2022