Nicola Termöhlen
Quintessence
für Bläserquintett (2025)
Nicola Termöhlen
Quintessence
für Bläserquintett (2025)
- Instrumentation 5 Brass Instruments
- Composer Nicola Termöhlen
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Musikverlag Christoph Dohr
- Order no. DOHR21749
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Description:
Quintessence for wind quintet is a sound meditation on light and darkness, on closeness and concealment. The composition arose from an intensive study of Psalm 139:11-12 and incorporates a haiku (traditional Japanese poetic form) written by the composer.
The work contains extended playing techniques that open up the sound space and expand the expressive power: Blowing only with air - directly into the instrument or mouthpiece -, spoken passages and also elements of Sprechgesang. These timbres are not mere effects, but expressive vehicles for the nuances between darkness and light, between word and sound.
The work requires confidence in all registers of the respective instrument, a sensitive feel for tonal subtleties and an openness to musical boundaries. It is particularly recommended for advanced players in the upper age group of the "Jugend musiziert" competition who have both technical aptitude and interpretative curiosity. It will be equally appealing to students and professional ensembles. (Nicola Termöhlen)
The work contains extended playing techniques that open up the sound space and expand the expressive power: Blowing only with air - directly into the instrument or mouthpiece -, spoken passages and also elements of Sprechgesang. These timbres are not mere effects, but expressive vehicles for the nuances between darkness and light, between word and sound.
The work requires confidence in all registers of the respective instrument, a sensitive feel for tonal subtleties and an openness to musical boundaries. It is particularly recommended for advanced players in the upper age group of the "Jugend musiziert" competition who have both technical aptitude and interpretative curiosity. It will be equally appealing to students and professional ensembles. (Nicola Termöhlen)