D'un soir triste
Lili Boulanger (trans. Jack Hontz)
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Subtitle: Of a sad evening
General Info
Year: 1918 / 2022
Duration: c. 10:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unknown
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
It was in her final months of life that Lili Boulanger penned D’un soir triste (of a sad evening). Originally conceived in a chamber setting, Lili set the work for symphony orchestra with the help of her sister. The short but powerful piece displays the conflict of a terminal Lili Boulanger confronting her own mortality. Some combination of anger, desperation, confusion, anguish and other emotions are woven into the fabric of the music, connecting those who experience it with the humanity of its composer. The final tempo marking expresif resigné (expressive, resigned) leaves us wondering if Boulanger found acceptance, resignation, or some combination of both in her what would be some of her final, fateful notes.
- Program Note by Jack Hontz
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- University of Miami (Fla.) Frost Wind Ensemble (Robert Carnochan, conductor) – 17 February 2023 (CBDNA 2023 National Conference, Athens, Ga.)
- University of Miami (Coral Gables) Frost Wind Ensemble (Jack Hontz, conductor) - 9 October 2022 *Transcription Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by this Composer
- D'un Matin de Printemps (arr. Branciard) (1918/2008)
- D'un Matin de Printemps (tr. Hontz) (1918/2021)
- D'un soir triste (tr. Hontz) (1918/2022)
- Nocturne
- Letters (2021)
Resources
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