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For Double Wind Quintet. Par DUPERTUIS GAUTHIER. Dystopia a été commandée à Gauthier Dupertuis par le chef d’orchestre suisse Felix Hauswirth, à l’occasion du festival aVENTura de Lucerne en septembre 2023 dédié aux compositeurs suisses. En octobre 2018, Gauthier Dupertuis a eu l’occasion d’accompagner l’harmonie La Landwehr de Fribourg (Suisse) en tant qu’instrumentiste lors d’une tournée de concerts en Inde. Les déplacements entre les différentes villes étaient rythmés par les klaxons des différents véhicules sur la route, qui rivalisaient de créativité. Le bus de l’harmonie ne dérogeait pas à cette règle, et Gauthier Dupertuis a fini par se laisser inspirer par ce motif de cinq notes qui, à force de répétitions, a fini par s’ancrer profondément dans son cerveau, cela jusqu’à servir de matériau musical de base pour cette œuvre. Dystopia exploite la notion de dualité : en deux parties (I. Preludio et II. Toccata), l’œuvre utilise le double quintette à vent tantôt comme une entité unique, tantôt comme deux ou trois groupes en constant conflit rythmique, harmonique ou d’écriture. Telle dans une dystopie où le héros lutte constamment contre une société oppressante, le groupe thématique lié au motif A (celui du klaxon, exposé au début du Prélude) affronte celui lié au motif B (exposé à la mesure 25) tout au long de la pièce. De même, la forme libre du Prélude contraste avec la structure plus définie de la Toccata où les ambiances liées aux deux groupes thématiques s'alternent. Deux courts épisodes mettent en évidence un troisième motif, plus arioso, faisant office de divertissement et d’apaisement rythmique au sein de la Toccata. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Double Quintette à Vents
SKU: HL.4008710
ISBN 9798350115758. UPC: 196288190905.
A trip to India inspired Gauthier Dupertuis to write Dystopia for double wind quintet, a composition commissioned to him by the Swiss conductor Felix Hauswirth, on the occasion of the aVENTura Festival in Lucerne in September 2023 dedicated to Swiss composers. In October 2018 Gauthier Dupertuis had the opportunity of accompanying the Wind Orchestra La Landwehr de Fribourg, (Switzerland), asan instrumentalist during a concert tour around India. Travel between the different cities was punctuated by the horns of the different vehicles on the road, which appeared to be in competition with each other in terms of their creativity. Their bus was no exception to this rule, and the composer ended up letting himself be inspired by this five-note pattern which, through repetition, ended up anchoring itself deeply in his brain, until it served as a musical basis for this work. Dystopia exploits the notion of duality: in two parts (I. Preludio and II. Toccata), the work uses the double wind quintet sometimes as a single entity and sometimes as two or three groups in constant rhythmic, harmonic, or writing contrast. Like in a dystopia, where the hero constantly struggles against an oppressive society, the thematic group linked to motif A (that of the car horns, set out at the beginning of the Prelude) confronts that linked to motif B (exposed at bar 25) throughout the piece. Similarly, the free form of the Prelude contrasts with the more defined structure of the Toccata where the atmospheres linked to the two thematic groupsalternate. Two short episodes highlight a third motif, more arioso, serving as divertissement and rhythmic appeasement within the Toccata.
SKU: SU.81001270
Orchestra Duration: 29' Composed: 2007 Published by: Red Poppy Ltd.
SKU: CF.SAS8
ISBN 9781491160619. UPC: 680160919208.
This action-packed piece for Advanced String Orchestra imagines a scene straight out of a dystopian novel. Under the midnight moon, two opposing forces enter a dilapidated city searching for supplies. An eerie melody embodies the mysterious glow of the moon as both forces scurry and sneak around crumbling overgrown buildings. Eventually a confrontation occurs and the highly rhythmic music underscores a fierce battle. Ever-changing meter and shifting tonality build tension, punctuated with staccato attacks and explosive dynamic changes. What could become of the two forces? Who will come out on top? It's all left up to the imagination of the listener as the piece comes to a thrilling conclusion.This action-packed piece for advanced string orchestra imagines a scene straight out of a dystopian novel. Under the midnight moon, two opposing forces enter a dilapidated city searching for supplies. An eerie melody embodies the mysterious glow of the moon as both forces scurry and sneak around crumbling overgrown buildings. Eventually a confrontation occurs and the highly rhythmic music underscores a fierce battle. Ever-changing meter and shifting tonality build tension, punctuated with staccato attacks and explosive dynamic changes. What could become of the two forces? Who will come out on top? It's all left up to the imagination of the listener as the piece comes to a thrilling conclusion.
SKU: CF.SAS8F
ISBN 9781491160886. UPC: 680160919482.
This action-packed piece for advanced string orchestra imagines a scene straight out of a dystopian novel. Under the midnight moon, two opposing forces enter a dilapidated city searching for supplies. An eerie melody embodies the mysterious glow of the moon as both forces scurry and sneak around crumbling overgrown buildings. Eventually a confrontation occurs and the highly rhythmic music underscores a fierce battle. Ever-changing meter and shifting tonality build tension, punctuated with staccato attacks and explosive dynamic changes. What could become of the two forces? Who will come out on top? Its all left up to the imagination of the listener as the piece comes to a thrilling conclusion.
