Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2
Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2
- Instrumentation Orchestra
- Composer Dmitri Schostakowitsch
- Edition Study Score
- Publisher Sikorski Musikverlag
- Order no. SI2520
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Description:
In 1956, Shostakovich's confidant Levon Atovmyan composed the Second Suite for Jazz Orchestra. To this end, Atovmyan rearranged a total of eight movements from film scores and stage works by Dmitri Shostakovich, including excerpts from Korsinkina's Adventure, The Hornet, The Bright Bach, Maxim's Return and The First Season. Some of these pieces were originally intended for film productions, but were never released or used before finding their place in this suite. The music combines catchy melodies with dancing elegance, ironic refraction and typical Shostakovich wit. Despite its entertainment character, it is artfully crafted and shows the composer from a light, but by no means inconsequential side. This volume is part of the revised and corrected new edition of orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich by Boosey & Hawkes and Sikorski. Published as large-format study scores, they ensure optimal readability. All scores and the associated orchestral material are available in a new computer typesetting; the orchestral parts are also compatible with the scores of the New Shostakovich Complete Edition.