Danses rituelles
General Info
Year: 1988
Duration: c. 10:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Gérard Billaudot Editeur
Cost: Score and Parts - $89.00 | Score Only - $38.00
Movements (played without pause)
1. Incantatoire c. 4:30
2. Danse finale c. 6:00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Flugelhorn I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Baritone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Danses rituelles was commissioned by Musique et Culture.
The first movement, "Lento maestoso", is a call to incantatory forces which gradually introduce the different instrumental families. These united form an assembly of gleaming sound, furthered by the dynamic "Dance Finale."
The second, "Dance Finale", beings with Tempo gracioso, a moderate tempo, that develops with the help of an increasingly tight rhythmic and harmonic progression.
The vibrating mass of sound reaches a climax at the end of the movement celebrating the appearance of life.
Thus, Danses rituelles will end in fullness and joy.
- Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Gay Games X Team Band 2018 (Paris, France) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 8 August 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Brillante Symphonie (1989)
- Chant de la Forêt (1989)
- Chorale (1990)
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Band (1966/2003)
- Concerto pour grand orchestre d'harmonie (1984)
- Concerto lyrique pour clarinette et grand orchestre (1994)
- Concerto pour clarinette (1997)
- Couleurs en musique (1992)
- Danses rituelles (1988)
- Fanfare (1992)
- Jeanne d'Arc (2012)
- Joyeuse Symphonie (2000)
- Le songe d'une nuit d'hiver (adapt. Dondeyne) (1989/2011)
- Or et Lumière (1993)
- Oratorio Olympique (1992)
- Poème du feu (1980)
- Songe d'une nuit d'hiver (1989)
- Symphonie à la jeunesse (1993)
- Symphonie de Printemps (1973/1988)
- Symphonie pour orchestre d'harmonie (1965)
- Symphonie pour orgue & orchestre d'harmonie (1982)
- Symphonie pour quatre-vingts instruments à vents (1960)