Voyage V

for flute and chamber orchestra

flute and chamber orchestra

In the flute concerto Voyage V, the flautist can be taken as a human being and the ensemble as the universe and world surrounding him. Exchanging one type of flute for another, he wanders through the journey of life. The process by which he tries to attain harmony with nature by experiencing different kinds of discord with the world is then depicted with sound. Toshio Hosokawa

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Since 1997, Toshio Hosokawa has been working on a series of Voyages. Each work has a different solo instrument accompanied by a chamber orchestra or ensemble. The solo instruments of the ten works which make up the cycle are: violin (Voyage I), bassoon (Voyage II), trombone (Voyage III), accordion (Voyage IV), flute (Voyage V), viola (Voyage VI), trumpet (Voyage VII), tuba (Voyage VIII), guitar (Voyage IX) and shakuhachi (Voyage X).

Hosokawa drew his inspiration for the Voyage cycle as follows: The soloist symbolizes a human being that throws a song to the ensemble/orchestra standing for the universe enclosing the human being, and the universe responds the song. The song reaches the universe and the reaction returns to the human being again. Hosokawa called the process of these exchanges Voyage, and thought a sense of unity develops between human beings and the universe through the journey.

Orchestral Cast

solo flute: piccolo, concert flute, alto flute and bass flute

orchestra: 1(pic&afl).1.2(2.bcl).1(cbsn)-1.1.1.0-2perc(2tam-t, b.d, 4trgl, cym.ant, tub bells, 8rins on timp, wind chimes, wdbl, 2tempbl)-hp.pno-str(1.1.1.1.1)

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Title:

Voyage V

for flute and chamber orchestra

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2001

Duration:

18 ′

World Premiere:

October 6, 2001 · Venezia (I)
Teatro Piccolo Arsenale
Festival Internazionale di Musica Contemporanea della Biennale di Venezia 2001
Roberto Fabbriciani, flute · Conductor: Andrea Pestalozza · Ensemble UnitedBerlin