Geert Callaert
Rhapsody
for alto horn in E flat and piano
Geert Callaert
Rhapsody
for alto horn in E flat and piano
- Instrumentation Alto Horn and Piano
- Composer Geert Callaert
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
- Order no. FH3622
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Description:
The virtuoso Rhapsody for alto horn in E flat and piano (Opus 76) was written in 2007. Although it is generally known above all in brass bands, various classical composers have greatly appreciated the brilliant sound of the alto horn in the high register and its great flexibility. The endeavor to merge the sound of this special instrument with the spectral sonority of the piano resulted in a completely new chamber music sound for both instruments. The character of this rhapsody combines rhapsodic features of Franz Liszt's virtuosity and Johannes Brahms' epic strength. One can recognize the composer's admiration for Debussy's première rhapsodie for clarinet and piano in the elaboration of the motifs, the contrasts of timbre, the structural pivots, the search for a new tonality and modality based on a strict motivic grouping and the spectral ideas that Debussy instigated - despite the fact that the aesthetics of this composition are modernist.
In the piano, the combination of sustaining pedal and right pedal accumulates the concepts of sound, often leading to sudden, detailed contrasts through articulation and reverberation of sound spectra, as opposed to the mere reverberation of clearly distinguishable chords. The composition is characterized by the special idea of regulating the sound on the piano through pedal, articulation and velocity of the keys. The typical improvisatory character of a rhapsody can be heard in the solo cadenzas, which are played alternately by both musicians.
In the piano, the combination of sustaining pedal and right pedal accumulates the concepts of sound, often leading to sudden, detailed contrasts through articulation and reverberation of sound spectra, as opposed to the mere reverberation of clearly distinguishable chords. The composition is characterized by the special idea of regulating the sound on the piano through pedal, articulation and velocity of the keys. The typical improvisatory character of a rhapsody can be heard in the solo cadenzas, which are played alternately by both musicians.