{"title":"Orchestral","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dans-lespoir-de-ce-jour-in-the-hope-of-this-day","title":"Dans l'espoir de ce jour (In the Hope of This Day)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efor Baritone and Chamber Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAn extended poem by the great Senegalese poet and president forms the foundation of this rich cross-cultural work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcerpt 1: A luminous climax in praise of Woman (live recording):\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003caudio src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/Kingsland-Dans_lespoir-1.mp3?v=1775776278\" controls=\"controls\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcerpt 2: The reflective closing section begins (live recording):\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003caudio src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/Kingsland-Dans_lespoir-2.mp3?v=1775776278\" controls=\"controls\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComplete piece (live recording):\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003caudio src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/Kingsland-Dans_lespoir.mp3?v=1775781444\" controls=\"controls\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 minutes (one movement)\u003cbr data-end=\"1242\" data-start=\"1239\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1257\" data-start=\"1242\"\u003eDifficulty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Advanced. The piece is suitable for conservatory students, advanced community ensembles and professional ensembles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eFrench\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoem by \u003cstrong\u003eLéopold Sédar Senghor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMusic by \u003cstrong\u003eChappell Kingsland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"771\" data-start=\"409\"\u003eCommissioned by the \u003cstrong data-end=\"437\" data-start=\"409\"\u003eGeorgina Joshi Foundation \u003c\/strong\u003e(Bloomington, IN)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"771\" data-start=\"409\"\u003ePerformances:\u003cbr data-end=\"440\" data-start=\"437\"\u003e3\/7\/13 — Bloomington, Indiana \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReuben Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, baritone • \u003cstrong\u003eIndiana University New Music Ensemble\u003c\/strong\u003e, cond. \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Kalia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"771\" data-start=\"409\"\u003e2\/2\/19 and 2\/17\/19 — Denver, Colorado \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua South\u003c\/strong\u003e, baritone • \u003cstrong\u003eWild Beautiful Orchestra,\u003c\/strong\u003e cond. \u003cstrong\u003eRenée Noel Gilliland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1196\" data-start=\"778\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLéopold Senghor was a man of vision.  Born in the island village of Joal in 1906, he grew up in a wealthy Senegalese family.  Senghor had an insatiable curiosity for the cultures of Senegal and France.  He received a scholarship to study in Paris, where he gained a mastery of the French language and a deep understanding of the contradictions inherent in the European way of thinking\/living.  Senghor and his colleague Aimé Cesaire coined the term \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enégritude\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a complex concept which is at heart an affirmation of African values.  Senghor would go on to become President of Senegal from 1960-1980, leading an African Socialist country which has remained politically and economically stable, religiously tolerant, and artistically flourishing.  He continued to write poetry throughout his life, to much acclaim, and was the first African to be elected to the prestigious Academie Française.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Dans l'espoir de ce jour\" is the final section of \"Que m'accompagnent kôras et balafong,\" a sweeping ode which explores Senghor's feelings about the complex relationship between Africa and Europe.  The poem was written on the eve of World War II, while Senghor was a soldier in the French army; only months later, he would be taken prisoner by the Germans and held captive for two years.  The first lines speak of rivers flowing with blood.  The next section of the poem takes us to Senghor's childhood in Senegal, where the night brims with life and his uncle Tokô'Waly teaches him the constellations.  At \"Nuit d'Afrique ma nuit noire,\" the tone shifts to an exultant oratory (the kind of writing which led one critic to dub Senghor an \"African Whitman\") in praise of the African night.  The line \"O visage classique\" refers to the parts of the face, a frequently-used analogy for the geography of Senegal itself.  With the exclamation \"Ah! que de fois…\" we are slammed back into Europe in 1939, the poet now viewing the African night (and African culture) as a vehicle for deliverance from the flaws of European thinking.  The final two lines of the poem allude to Senghor's homecoming, his return to Senegal after many years in France.  He has married a French woman, but has not forgotten his heritage, and he sees himself as an African citizen, his essence unchanged by his time in Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe music alternately evokes African and European sound-worlds.  For inspiration, I immersed myself in West African music for several months, particularly the glorious sounds of the kora and balafong.  The harp and the xylophone are Western counterparts of these instruments; by combining them with marimba, guitar and piano, I have attempted to get closer to the sound of the African instruments.  (To any of you who have never heard kora music, do a quick search for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toumani_Diabat%C3%A9\"\u003eToumani Diabaté\u003c\/a\u003e and prepare to be transported.)  There are two Charles Ives quotations in the music (about the leopard in his cage and the unanswered questions in the salons of sophisms), but I chose not to quote any African (or European) music directly.  By nature, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDans l'espoir de ce jour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a multicultural piece, an American's response to an African's poem in French as performed by an operatically-trained baritone and an ensemble of European instruments.  Senghor's personal vision had to do with building and strengthening connections between races, between countries, between cultures.  I can only hope that my music will help to do the same.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstrumentation: \u003cbr\u003eBaritone voice \u003cbr\u003e19 instruments (5 woodwinds, 4 brass, 5 auxiliary, 5 or more strings): \u003cbr\u003e  Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Sax, Bassoon \u003cbr\u003e  Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba \u003cbr\u003e  2 Percussionists, Acoustic Guitar, Harp, Piano \u003cbr\u003e  Strings (one on a part with amplification, or more) \u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chappell Kingsland, composer","offers":[{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":42959240921122,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vocal Score","offer_id":42959240953890,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts","offer_id":42959240986658,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/images.jpg?v=1720835850"},{"product_id":"larks-tongues-in-aspic-part-ii-king-crimson","title":"Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part II (King Crimson)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003efor Electric Guitar and Chamber Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA relentless, mechanical ritual of precision, tension, and release.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExcerpt (live recording):\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003caudio src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/WBO-Larks_Tongues_in-Aspic_Part_II-clip.mp3?v=1777311671\" controls=\"controls\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration: \u003c\/strong\u003e6:30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdvanced\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 instruments - Flute, Oboe, 2 Bb Clarinets, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Electric Guitar, Drum Set, String Quintet (or String Section)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #333; margin: 10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSong by\u003cspan class=\"d-block\"\u003e Robert Fripp\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRecorded by King Crimson (1973)\u003cbr\u003eArranged by \u003cb\u003eChappell Kingsland\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart of the \u003cb\u003eWild Beautiful Music Halloween Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #333; margin: 10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing Crimson at their most fiery! 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