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An Idyll for the Misbegotten. Images III. George Crumb. Horn sheet music. Percussion sheet music.

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En idyl for elendig. Images III. George Crumb. Horn noder. Percussion noder.

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An Idyll for the Misbegotten. Images III. composed by George Crumb. 1929-. Contemporary Small Ensemble. For Horn, 3 Percussion. Modern. Score. Duration circa 15 minutes. Published by Edition Peters. PE.P67094A. ISBN M-3007-3494-1. Modern. I feel that 'misbegotten' well describes the fateful and melancholy predicament of the species 'homo sapiens' at the present moment in time. Mankind has become ever more 'illegitimate' in the natural world of the plants and animals. The ancient sense of brotherhood with all life-forms. so poignantly expressed in the poetry of St. Francis of Assisi. has gradually and relentlessly eroded and consequently we find ourselves monarchs of a dying world. We share the fervent hope that humankind will embrace anew nature's 'moral imperative'. My little 'Idyll' was inspired by these thoughts. Flute and drum are, to me. perhaps by association with ancient ethhnic musics. , those instruments which most powerfully evoke the voice of nature. I have suggested that ideally. if impractically. my 'Idyll' should be heard 'from afar, over a lake, on a moonlit evening in August'. 'An Idyll for the Misbegotten' evokes the haunting theme of Claude Debussy's 'Syrinx'. for solo flute, 1912. There is also a short quotation from the eighth century Chinese poet Ssu-K'ung Shu. 'The moon goes down. There are shivering birds and withering grasses. When Mr Robert Patterson. one of my former composition students and a virtuoso horn player. mentioned to me that he had been considering the feasibility of a Frech horn adaptation for the solo flute part of my 'Idyll for the Misbegotten' I was initially somewhat skeptical. My music, like so much contemporary music, implies such specificity in regard to timbre and idiomatic expression that the idea of transcription would seem unthinkable. And yet, after Mr Patterson had played through the horn part for me, I had to admire the sensitivity and ingenuity with which he had solved the various problems of transliteration. The horn, with its enormous evocative power, creates an effect at the same time more intense and primitive than the flute is capable of. The horn coloration does indeed invoke a 'mystical sense of nature'. Although the horn part in 'Idyll' demands a considerable degree of virtuosity, I feel this new version to be eminently practical and effective. I fully endorse this alternate form for the work and would be especially pleased if it might help to fill out the rather limited repertory of contemporary solo music for the horn. George Crumb. to be heard from afar, over a lake, on a moonlit evening in August. for Horn. originally Flute. and 3 Percussionists. score only - four are needed to perform.

Oversættelse

En idyl for elendig. Images III. komponeret af George Crumb. 1929 -. Moderne Small Ensemble. For Horn, 3 Slagtøj. Moderne. Score. Varighed ca 15 minutter. Udgivet af Edition Peters. PE.P67094A. ISBN M-3007-3494-1. Moderne. Jeg føler, at »elendig« godt beskriver den skæbnesvangre og melankoli knibe af arten »homo sapiens 'på nuværende tidspunkt. Menneskeheden er blevet stadig mere "uægte" i den naturlige verden af ​​planter og dyr. Den gamle følelse af broderskab med alle livsformer. så gribende udtryk i poesi Frans af Assisi. har gradvist og ubønhørligt udhulet, og derfor vi befinder os monarker i en døende verden. Vi deler den brændende håb, at menneskeheden vil omfavne ny naturens "moralsk imperativ '. Min lille "Idyll" er inspireret af disse tanker. Fløjte og tromme er, for mig. måske ved association med gamle ethhnic musikkens. Disse instrumenter, der kraftigst fremkalde stemme naturen. Jeg har foreslået, at ideelt. hvis upraktisk. min "Idyll" bør høres "på afstand, over en sø, på en månelys aften i August '. »En Idyl for elendig" fremkalder den uforglemmelige tema Claude Debussys "Syrinx '. for solo fløjte 1912. Der er også en kort citat fra det ottende århundrede kinesiske digter SSU-K'ung Shu. »Månen går ned. Der er kulderystelser fugle og tilintetgørende græsser. Da Robert Patterson. en af ​​mine tidligere sammensætning studerende, og en virtuos horn spiller. nævnt for mig, at han havde overvejet muligheden for en Frech horn tilpasning for solo fløjte del af min "Idyl for elendig" Jeg var først lidt skeptisk. Min musik, som så meget ny musik, indebærer en sådan specificitet med hensyn til klang og idiomatisk udtryk, at tanken om transskription synes utænkeligt. Og dog, efter at Patterson havde spillet gennem hornet del for mig, jeg var nødt til at beundre den følsomhed og opfindsomhed, hvormed han havde løst de forskellige problemer med translitteration. Hornet, med dens enorme stemningsfulde magt, skaber en effekt på samme tid mere intens og primitiv end fløjte er i stand til. Hornet farve ganske vist påberåbe sig en "mystisk følelse af naturen '. Selv hornet del i 'idyl' kræver en betydelig grad af virtuositet, jeg føler denne nye version til at være meget konkrete og effektive. Jeg støtter fuldt ud denne alternativ form for arbejde og ville være specielt glad, hvis det kan bidrage til at udfylde ret begrænsede repertoire af moderne solo musik til horn. George Crumb. at blive hørt på afstand, over en sø, på en månelys aften i august. til Horn. oprindeligt Fløjte. og 3 percussionister. score kun - fire er nødvendige for at udføre.