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Michael Gilbertson |
Reflections on Rushmore
| Instrumentation | 2 [2d picc)/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp + 3 prc, strings |
| Length | 9 minutes |
| Difficulty | moderate professional |
| Comments | A very accessible & exciting suite of 4 short movements reflecting on the presidents on Mount Rushmore. They are:
I. Fanfare for the Founding Father
II. Monticello
III. Riders on the Rough
IV. Hymn to Lincoln |
| Sources | Robert Wendel Music, NYC Rental Only at http://www.wendelmusic.com |
| Extras | |
| History | New for 2006 |
| Contributor | Robert Wendel |
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Vigil
| Instrumentation | 3-2-3-3 / 4-3-3-1 / Harp, Piano, Timp+3, Strings |
| Length | 10 minutes |
| Difficulty | moderately difficult |
| Comments | Composed in a neo-romantic but modern American style, Vigil is a lyrical and dramatic work, appropriate for serious orchestral concerts. The mysterious and and expansive qualities of the Vespers services of the Russian Orthodox church were a central sources of inspiration for the soundscape and color of the piece. The work opens and closes with extended lyrical sections which evoke the devotational chants of the Vespers. A central, driving allegro section brings the work to an ominous climax. |
| Sources | Available from the composer. |
| Extras | |
| History | reading by The Juilliard Orchestra, 2007 |
| Contributor | Michael Gilbertson, composer
composition major at The Juilliard School |
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