Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra (Roxburgh)

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Edwin Roxburgh

Edwin Roxburgh


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General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 24:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: United Music Publishing Limited
Cost: Score and Parts – Rental


Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Piano
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II

(percussion detail desired)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The word “concerto” has lost its original definition after centuries of evolution. Today it is simply a word to define an abstract musical structure in which solo display is represented in dialogue with an orchestra. This can apply to the multiple soloists in what many recent composers call a "concerto for orchestra."

In this work I have chosen the piano as a solo element while featuring the orchestra as an ensemble of soloists. The virtuosic display of both elements is framed in a mosaic display of contrasts in multiple statements and episodes. There is a shadow of classical form in the suggestion of three movements, but they are fused into a single one. While there is a large array of motivic material much emphasis rests on florid display. With the textural result I have tried to encompass an expressive range between vigorous rhythmic structures and lyrical beauty.

I am grateful to Hilary and Timothy Reynish who kindly commissioned the work.

- Program Note by composer


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Performances

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  • City Laban Wind Orchestra (London, Eng.) (Timothy Reynish, conductor; Karl Lutchmeyer, piano) – 30 March 2017 *Premiere Performance*


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