Shadja-maalika: Modal Illusions
General Info
Year: 2010
Duration: c. 15:35
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Two Composers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $320.00; (digital) - $150.00 | Score Only (print) - $70.00; (digital) - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II-III (I doubling Piccolo; III doubling Alto Flute)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- China Cymbals
- Congas (2: high and low)
- Crash Cymbals (2: large and small)
- Finger Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Tam-tam
- Temple Blocks (2: high and medium)
- Tom-toms (4)
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Shadja-maalika: Modal Illusions is a journey through the moods and colors of various Indian ragas, or modes. The title is a play on the word "raga-maalika," an Indian musical form where the music traverses many ragas within one composition while keeping the same shadja, or tonal center (“Do” in western music). Conversely, in Shadja-maalika, (literally, garland of shadja), the tonal center itself is shifted to bring about the modulation to new modes. At pivotal points, a new note seemingly outside the mode appears and gradually reveals itself as the true tonal center, implying that the previous harmonic hierarchy was an illusion. The opening motive in the bass clarinet is the common thread, recurring frequently to confirm and highlight the unique characteristics of each new mode. As with much of my recent work, Shadja-maalika blends a melodic and rhythmic structure influenced by the Indian tradition with Western harmonic and formal concepts.
Shadja-maalika: Modal Illusions was commissioned by a consortium of ensembles through CBDNA (College Band Directors National Association), primarily spear-headed by Andy Mast at Lawrence University. The piece was premiered on March 5, 2011.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Lawrence University Conservatory of Music Wind Ensemble (Andrew Mast, conductor) - 2013
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Bowling Green (Ohio) State University Concert Band (Ken Thompson, conductor) - 24 February 2022
- Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Wind Ensemble (Joseph Higgins, conductor) – 28 October 2017
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Wind Symphony (John R. Stewart, conductor) – 13 October 2017
- Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Mast, conductor) – 15 October 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Chroma Mosaic (2015)
- In Varietate Gaudium (2019)
- Shadja-maalika: Modal Illusions (2011)
Resources
- Asha Srinivasan, Two Composers Accessed 13 October 2017
- The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 485-486.
- Perusal score