Concerto

for trumpet and orchestra

trumpet and orchestra

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I wrote this concerto during a visit to North America to meet various Native American communities. Two important elements of the ceremonial music of these peoples, the singing and the pulsating drum, are taken up by the trumpet and the various blended timbres of the orchestra. The drum does not accompany; it is the source, the actual centre of the sound. The interaction between the solo trumpet and the orchestra, situated opposite each other, is also special: The orchestra is neither an ‘extension’ of the soloist nor his ‘resonator’, but rather it carries him like an energy centre, creating the melodies, chords, and tone colours while the trumpet summons the spirits and depicts the visions and dreams evoked by the expansion of consciousness. Thierry Pécou

Orchestral Cast

2 · 2 (2. auch Engl. Hr.) · 2 (2. auch Bassklar.) · Sax. · 2 (2. auch Kfg.) - 4 · 2 · 2 · 1 - P. S. (Röhrengl. · gr. Nietenbeck. · Thai Gong · Tamt. · Tomt. · gr. Tr. · Guiro · Mar.) (2 Spieler) - Hfe. - Str.

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Title:

Concerto

for trumpet and orchestra

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2015

Duration:

24 ′

World Premiere:

February 5, 2016 · Paris (F)
Auditorium de Radio France
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet · Conductor: Mikko Franck · Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Commissioned work :

Commande du Radio France et de l'Opéra de Rouen Normandie