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Mouvement Frenetique
General Info
Year: 2018 / 2020
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00; (digital) - $100.00 | Score Only (print) - $11.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II (doubling Piccolo)
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
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Bongos
- Cabasa
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Finger Cymbals
- Mark Tree
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tam-tam
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Whip
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Mouvement Frénétique is a short, dynamic, frenetic, and rhythmic flight of fancy composed for the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Harmonie Frenette for École secondaire Émillien-Frenette in Saint-Jérôme, QC. Based on a simple motif of four notes that are repeated, varied and developed throughout the movement, the piece is a stirring tribute to this music program and teacher, Michel Saint-Amant, who inspired the composer to become a conductor/composer/educator through his expression of artistic and human values.
Composed with a minimalist musical aesthetic, several musical elements are integrated that represent the composer’s musical journey. These include his training in classical percussion, rhythmic contrast, and groove and a broad mix of colors influenced by Stravinsky, Bernstein, Shostakovich, Adams, Uematsu, and the UK’s Genesis. The piece takes place almost entirely in the Lydian scale.
Following a brief introduction presenting the four-note motif, the piece makes a brief tip of the hat to the harmonic musical language of the '90s. It then switches to a central section with more charged harmonies, a number of dissonant extensions, and a greater complexity of sequences. This piece concludes with a final section that revisits the main musical motif in a grandiose style, attempting to communicate all the beauty and passion of discovering, learning, and performing music within a large musical ensemble.
- Program Note from score
Written in 2018 for the 30th anniversary of the Fennette Wind Band from Saint-Jerôme High School, Mouvement Frénétique is a five-minute, dynamic and frenetic rhythmic work. It is based on a simple motif of four notes that are repeated, varied and developed throughout the movement. Composed in a minimalist musical aesthetic, the subtle use of rhythmic percussion, mixtures of orchestral colors and the Lydian mode add complexity and energy to the piece.
- Program Note from WASBE
Media
State Ratings
- Texas: IV. Complete
- MusicFest Canada: B500
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Illinois Valley Community College (Oglesby, Ill.) Wind Ensemble (Phil Whaley, conductor) - 2 March 2023
- University of Alberta (Edmonton, Can.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Angela Schroeder, conductor) - 18 November 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cardassia (2020)
- Encircled (2017)
- Mouvement Frénétique (2018/2020)
- Polytechnique (2011)
- Prelude and Celebration (2015)
- Spring March (2020)
- Stella (2007)
- Symbiopholie! (2009/2016)
Resources
- Dagenais, J. (2020). Mouvement frénétique [score]. Alfred: Van Nuys, Calif.
- Jonathan Dagenais websiteAccessed 26 October 2021
- "MOUVEMENT FRÉNÉTIQUE for Concert Band by Jonathan Dagenais (Canada, 1978)." WASBE. Web. (Featured as WASBE’s Composition of the Week, 25 October 2021). Accessed 12 January 2023
- Perusal score