Un Momento Dado
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Subtitle: Homenaje en Memoria de Johan Cruijff (1947-2016). For Reed Quintet & Wind Orchestra
General Info
Year: 2021
Duration: c. 22:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Amstel Music, through Music Shop Europe
Cost: Score and Parts (print) – Rental ($280.00) | Score Only (print) - €51.89
Instrumentation
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Woodwind Quintet, including:
- Oboe
- Bassoon
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone (doubling B-flat Soprano Saxophone)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Un Momento Dado was inspired by a phrase spoken by legendary Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff (1947-2016) at a press conference in Spain. It translates literally as, “at a given moment,” and was soon after integrated into everyday Spanish. The title is a reference to Cruijff’s idiosyncrasy and enthusiasm, qualities that composer Johan De Meij sees in Calefax and that form his inspiration for the piece.
The piece was written for and premiered by the Calefax Reed Quintet. With strong encouragement from the Calefax musicians, de Meij opted for a concerto grosso-like form for his new work, in which the reed quintet and the wind orchestra seamlessly alternate with each other, as well as occasionally combining forces.
During the majestic orchestral opening of two minutes' duration, with its expectant trumpet flourishes and a notable role for the harp, one can instantly hear the musical point of departure that de Meij chose for Un Momento Dado. This leitmotiv comprises the notes C-A-E-F-A: the note names that appear as letters in the name CALEFAX. In its pure form this motif is first heard when the reed quintet makes its first appearance, introduced by the oboe. What follows is a succession of inspiring musical ideas with richly expressive color combinations. In this context, de Meij creates striking moments when he connects one of Calefax’s instruments to a group from the wind orchestra; a dreamy passage for the saxophone soloist together with the saxophone section, and the oboe soloist combined with the band’s double reed instruments. There is also a moment in which Calefax is responded to by the same five wind players in the orchestra, who de Meij jokingly refers to as “Shadowfax”. The C-A-E-F-A motif returns in various forms, ultimately even as a quote from Richard Strauss’s celebrated Till Eulenspiegel tune, which it recalls, before sprinting to a triumphant conclusion in a virtuosic cascade of sounds.
- Program Note by Alban Wesly for University of Oklahoma Wind Symphony concert program, 3 October 2021
Awards
- Vermeulen Prize, 2021, nominated
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- United States Air Force Band (Washington, D.C.) (Don Schofield, conductor; Calefax Reed Quintet) - 17 March 2022
- University of Oklahoma (Norman) Wind Symphony (Shanti Simon, conductor; Atlantic Reed Consort) - 3 October 2021
- Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Jurjen Hempel, conductor; Calefax Reed Quintet) – 10 January 2020 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- African Harmony (2017)
- Aladdin Suite (as arranger)
- Aquarium (1991)
- At Kitty O'Shea's (2011)
- Beatles Collection (as arranger) (1982)
- Canticles (2007)
- Casanova (2000)
- Celtic Classics (2016)
- Ceremonial Fanfare (2005)
- Chanson de Matin (as arranger) (c. 1890/1988)
- Clair de lune (as arranger) (1890/1905/2017)
- Cloud Factory (2011)
- Continental Overture (1997)
- Copacabana (as arranger)
- Downtown Divertimento (2014)
- Dutch Masters Suite (2008)
- Echoes of San Marco (2016)
- Edgar (as arranger) (1889/2008)
- Extreme Make-over (2004)
- Extreme Beethoven (2012)
- Fellini (2015)
- Festive Hymn (2007)
- Fifty Shades of E (2016)
- Highlights from "Riverdance" (as arranger) (1994/2014)
- Highlights from the Seville Suite (as arranger) (1992/2011)
- Hobbits Dance and Hymn (arr. Lavender) (1987/2006)
- Honky Tonk Ragtime (as arranger) (1985)
- James Bond 007 (1983/2021)
- Jazz Suite No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- March (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Lyric Waltz (as arranger) (post-1956/1995)
- Dance I (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Dance II (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Waltz No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Finale (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Joropo (as arranger)
- Jupiter Hymn (as arranger)
- Klezmer Classics (2004)
- La Fanciulla del West (as arranger) (1910/2008)
- La Quintessenza (1990/1998)
- Les Papillons (as editor)
- Loch Ness (1988)
- Lord of the Rings. See: Symphony No. 1
- Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender) (1987/2001)
- Los Cuatro Vientos (2021)
- Madurodam (1997)
- March to Mars (as arranger) (1987)
- Marche Americana (as editor) (1997)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (as arranger) (1826/2022)
- Moment for Morricone (as arranger) (1966/1996)
- Mondriaan (2021)
- Musical Highlights from "Chess" (as arranger) (1993)
- The Painted Bird (2021)
- Pavane (as arranger) (1899/1991)
- Pennsylvania Faux Songs (2018)
- Phantom of the Opera (as arranger)
- Polish Christmas Music, Part I (1995)
- Ratatouille Satirique (as arranger) (/1994)
- Romeo and Juliet (as arranger). See: Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet"
- Rotterdam 1945 (2019)
- Sinfonietta No. 1 (2011/2012)
- Songs from the Catskills (2012)
- Spring (2010)
- Star Wars Saga (as arranger) (1987)
- Suite for Variety Orchestra (as arranger) (post 1956/1994)
- Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet" (as arranger) (1935/1990)
- Summer (2013)
- Symphony No. 1 (1987)
- Symphony No. 2 (1993)
- Symphony No. 3 (2007)
- Symphony No. 4 (2013)
- Symphony No. 5 (2018)
- Ancalagon, the Black (2018)
- UFO Concerto (2012)
- T-Bone Concerto (1996)
- Te Deum (as transcriber) (1900/2010)
- Two-Bone Concerto (2016)
- Teddy Trombone (as arranger)
- Triptychon (2023)
- Un Momento Dado (2021)
- The Venetian Collection
- Via Claudia (2012)
- Wind in the Willows (2002)
- Windy City Overture (2006)
- The Witches' Sabbath (as arranger)
- The Woman in White (as arranger) (2006)
- The Year 2020 (2022)
Resources
- Johan de Meij website Accessed 3 October 2021
- "Un Momento Dado." Calefax. Web. Accessed 4 October 2021