A centennial festival our bernstein festival continues with prelude, fugue, and riffs, a flashy score that features our principal clarinet anthony mcgill. Riffs from prelude, fugue, and riffs carnegie hall. The score reflects bernstein s unique ability to embrace a style and make it his own. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Leonard bernsteins band version of profanation from symphony no. Revised into a different, unperformed format in 1952.
In looking at the scores for west side story, wonderful town, on the town. And yet the jazz musician woody herman, who had also commissioned the stravinsky, appears not even to have acknowledged receipt of bernstein s score, his own career in disarray. Explore how musicians communicate with each other through the language of music. The three parts of prelude, fugue and riffs form an unbroken sequence, but each is distinct.
Heres his jazzclassical fusion piece prelude, fugue and riffs, originally written, like stravinskys ebony concerto, which it resembles, for woody hermans big band. The serenade, after platos symposium, is a composition by leonard bernstein for solo violin, strings and percussion he completed the serenade in five movements on august 7, 1954. The prelude is bright, brassy and dramatic, drawing us in as a baroque prelude might. By 1945 herman had adopted a small number of progressive set pieces into his bands book, among them stravinskys ebony concerto. Originally written for woody hermann, this triptych for solo clarinet and jazz ensemble was dedicated to benny goodman and first performed by al gallodoro in. Nyc traffic jam received 1st place in the 2017 jack stone award for new music which is a national composition competition for all community college composers. Prelude, fugue and riffs winter 2002 by the leonard. The san francisco symphony is celebrating the centennial of his birth during the 201718 season composed. In 1952 bernstein revised the score from its original instrumentation for a more conventional pit. He received an academy award nomination for his score for on the waterfront 1954. In 1955, composer leonard bernstein introduced a national television audience to what he called serious jazz by premiering prelude, fugue and riffs. Prelude, fugue and riffs after bernstein quiet prelude for piccolo, clarinet, piano and strings agitated fugue for oboe, bassoon, brass, piano, marimba and double bass itchy riffs for everyone. Prelude, fugue and riffs is a writtenout jazzinconcerthall composition composed by.
Henry mancinis moon river, and leonard bernsteins music for the broadway hit. Prelude, fugue, and riffs, for clarinet and jazz ensemble play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Piccolo oboe clarinet in bb bassoon horn in f trumpet in bb trombone tuba percussion 1 player. The score reflects bernsteins unique ability to embrace a style and make it his own. This piece was partially inspired by leonard bernstein s prelude fugue and riffs which includes a sax quartet section. The presidents own united states marine jazz band performs leonard bernsteins prelude, fugue and riffs at the midwest clinic the. From omnibus the world of jazz broadcast on october 16, 1955. Prelude, fugue and riffs 1949 for solo clarinet and jazz ensemble. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Leonard bernstein prelude fugue and riffs 1955 youtube. Bernstein rescored some of the music for pit orchestra in 1952 as a ballet sequence in his stage comedy wonderful town, but it wasnt until 1955 that the original prelude, fugue and riffs was. Bernstein prelude, fugue and riffs the presidents own.
Umich symphony band leonard bernstein prelude, fugue. Jazz pianist makoto ozone thrilling, virtuosic the new york times is the soloist in gershwins allamerican favorite rhapsody in blue infectiously melodic, bluesy, romantic at heart and. Krystian zimerman and simon rattle perform bernstein s the age of anxiety. Bernstein later adapted some of its music for use in. Bernstein was commissioned to write his prelude, fugue and riffs in 1949 for. Serenade leonard bernstein gidon kremer violin london symphony orchestra a05501193 length. All concerts and public events through june have been cancelled. Bernstein fancy free ballet bernstein prelude, fugue and riffs marsalis swing symphony australian premiere david robertson conductor wynton marsalis trumpet francesco celata clarinet jazz at lincoln center orchestra meet the music thu 25 feb 6. Renowned composer west side story, candide, on the town, conductor. Bersa, blagoje 18731934 also benito bersa, see wikipedia. Leonard bernstein s prelude, fugue and riffs were written for woody hermans band. Symphonic dances from west side story score bernstein. Worldwide centennial celebrations in pictures, one helluva virtual party, the masters photograph the maestro, 31 austin grants, choreographers celebete bernstein at 100.
In the runup to leonard bernstein s 100th birthday, ive been highlighting some of his lesser known music. This 9minute arrangement is the final movement of the larger work prelude, fugue and riffs 1949. No posting without written permission from the owner. Unfortunately, by the time bernstein completed the score in november 1949, the thundering herd had disbanded and herman would never perform the piece. Late night concert with simon rattle digital concert hall. Prelude first movement and fugue second movement both baroque forms are followed immediately without a pause by a series of riffs third movement, which is a jazz term. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The three movements all share the exuberance and tradition of the big band. Cocommissioned by the baltimore symphony orchestra and the toronto symphony to mark the bicentennial of the war of 1812. He collaborated with choreographer jerome robbins on three major balletsfancy free 1944, facsimile 1946, and dybbuk 1975.
This edition presents the original solo clarinet part with a piano reduction of the ensemble part, as well as optional parts for string bass and percussion. Prelude, fugue and riffs is a writtenout jazzinconcerthall composition composed by leonard bernstein for a jazz ensemble featuring solo clarinet the title points to the union of classical music and jazz. This gives rise to consideration of the wider question of interpreting a score in. Bernstein also wrote the oneact opera trouble in tahiti in 1952, and its sequel, the threeact opera a quiet place, in 1983. Prelude et fugue e minor for organ or pedal clavier, op. Orchestra prelude, fugue and riffs 1949 leonard bernstein. Abstractfree full text pdf free to you referencesfree to you. Bernstein prelude, fugue and riffs fs performing arts popular. University of michigan symphony band prelude, fugue, and riffs 1949 leonard bernstein michael haithcock, conductor anthony mcgill. Rhythm of a jazzy sort is at the heart of prelude, fugue and riffs, the virtuosic score bernstein composed for benny goodman, and it drives the. The orchestra swings with communication carnegie hall.
The use of the saxophone in the dramatic music of leonard bernstein. For the serenade, the composer drew inspiration from platos symposium, a dialogue of related statements in praise of love, each statement made by a distinguished speaker. Leonard bernstein track not yet available for purchase preludes, fugue, and riffs. Bernstein prelude, fugue and riffs fs free download as pdf file. Rhythm of a jazzy sort is at the heart of prelude, fugue and riffs, the virtuosic score bernstein. Prelude, fugue and riffs for clarinet and jazz ensemble 2.
Bernstein prelude, fugue and riffs copland appalachian spring. Waris dirie leads a waros life by day, she is an international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the united nations. However when bernstein put the finishing touches on prelude, fugue and riffs in late 1949, the herman organization had disbanded. Anniversary concert overture formerly known as overture for 2012 composer.
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