How Soon Is Now

This medley, from a very unique musical, will especially interest those directors searching for more neo-classical and/or romantic elements in today's show music. Many opportunities for solos and small group sections. Available: SATB, SAB, Instrumental Pak, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 10:45.

This piece probably sounds best using an "unbroken" consort, that is five instruments of the same type or family. Broken consorts would be a possibility, however, provided extra care is taken to maintain a good balance among the parts. (Due reference should here be made to the beginning of the score, where can be found the range and pitch relationship of the five parts). One such combination for example might comprise two tenor recorders (parts A and B) with a trio of viols (parts C, D and E) [see Instrumentation Table].

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Fantasia (Schütz Heinrich)

"I composed Salve Regina - an allegory for reed trio - in the final weeks of the life of my teacher and master, marek Stachowski. While I was working on the piece, my thoughts subconsciously concentrated around the reflections concerning passing away, hence, most probably, the characteristic, "plaintive" descending motive, which runs throughout the first two sections, the tritone often appearing in the harmony, the middle episode, which is played as if from afar, and the last, most extensive passage, which involves the elaboration of two cantus firmi. The notes of one of them (Polish version of Salve Regina) have been divided between the oboe and bassoon, the other one (Dies Irae) forms the basis of the motor-rhythmic counterpoint performed by the clarinet and consisting of the original melody and its inversion. One of the ideas of the construction of the work is the aim to achieve agreement and harmony. The dissonant opening gradually passes into milder chords and the whole is crowned with a pure E major triad."
[Wojciech Widłak]

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Salve Regina - Alegoria na trio stroikowe (Widłak Wojciech)