Seven
composer: Peter Eötvös
(Memorial for the Columbia Astronauts)
for Violin and Orchestra
Piano Reduction by the Composer
Commissioned work: Auftragswerk der Lucerne Festival Academy und des NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo
Premiere: 6. September 2007 Luzern · Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra · Dirigent: Pierre Boulez · Akiko Suwanai, Violine
Orchestra instrumentation: 3 (1. auch Altfl., 2./3. auch Picc.) · 3 · 3 · Bassklar. · Altsax. (auch Baritonsax.) · 3 - 2 · 2 · 2 · 1 – S. (I: Crot. · Gongs · Röhren (Amboss) · Röhrengl. · Nietenbeck. · chin. Beck. · "Dome"-Beck. · Tamt. · Trgl. · Sprungfeder; II: Vibr. · Gongs · Glsp. · Röhrengl. · Beck. · "Dome"-Beck. · Tamt. · Crot. · Sistrum · Sprungfeder; III: Vibr. · Gongs · Glsp. · Röhrengl. · Beck. · "Dome"-Beck. · Crot. · Röhren (Amboss) · Glsp. · Sprungfeder; IV: Crot. · Gongs · Röhrengl. · Nietenbeck. · chin. Beck. · "Dome"-Beck. · Tamt. · Sistrum · Röhren (Amboss) · Trgl. · Sprungfeder) (4 Spieler) - E-Git. · Hfe. · Keyb.-Sampler - Str. (6 · 0 · 5 · 5 · 4)
Sampler: for the sound CD and for technical instructions please contact the Peter Eotvos Composition Studio on www.eotvospeter.com
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 21' 0''
Year of composition: 2006
Difficulty: difficult
Edition: piano reduction with solo part
80 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-001-14904-4
Order number: ED 20258
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Description
Eötvös wrote this piece in memory of the seven astronauts who lost their lives in the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy in 2003. The number 7 determines the musical, rhythmic and formal structure of the work: 49 musicians are divided into seven groups, and as well as the solo violin there are six further violins arranged correspondingly around the hall; and the solo violin itself portrays each of the astronauts and their different origin, from America via Israel to India, in folkloristically tinged cadenzas.
'The violin concerto Seven is a very personal monologue and the musical expression of my sympathy towards the seven astronauts who lost their lives while exploring space in fulfilment of a fundamental dream of mankind.' (Peter Eötvös)
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