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Concertos for guitar and orchestra
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- From: "Angelo Gilardino" <winter@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 18:30:18 +0100
> Angelo Gilardino wrote: > > >Such a situation, far from being left at the state of a > problem, has been > >solved > >by several composers, including some British ones, whose Concertos for > >guitar and orchestra show very imaginative and elegant (to say the least) > >treatments of the orchestral sound: treatments that would have > never come to > >existence without the need of a dialogue with the guitar. > > Could you give some examples of these concertos, Angelo? > > Jon Johanning > jjohanning@igc.org It is the subject of a dissertation, not of an email. I will mention only three masterpieces. The first significant example of a very special treatment of the orchestra in a concerto with the guitar is that of Maurice Ohana, with his splendid work entitled "Tres Graficos", largely inspired in the cante jondo. It was composed on 1950 and revised on 1957. Impossible to describe the magic colors of this work and the hot atmosphere created around the guitar. A breathtaking Concerto - with a very peculiar orchestra: only woodwind instruments, a trumpet, celesta, string trio and percussion - was written on 1970 by Richard Rodney Bennett. An outstanding example of refinement in the orchestration is shown in the Concerto for guitar and orchestra (1977) by the Croatian composer, Miroslav Miletic. Another dozen at least of works are equally deserving to be taken as examples of how a dialogue between a guitar and orchestra can open fascinating musical perspectives (Asafiev, Tansman, Santorsola, Dodgson, Absil, Bettinelli, etc.). I cannot deal with them here now, mainly because I am taking care of the print of my own, fourth concerto with guitar and orchestra, and my publisher would not forgive a delay in the delivery of the score. Angelo Gilardino Composer and Editor The Artistic Director of the "Andrés Segovia" Foundation of Spain ------ Editor of the Series of 20th Century Guitar Music Edizioni Musicali Bèrben, Ancona, Italia ------ 13100 Vercelli, Italia via Failla, 7 tel. & fax + 0161 255346 email <winter@net4u.it> http://www.seicorde.it/Gilardino/ Angelo Gilardino Composer and Editor The Artistic Director of the "Andrés Segovia" Foundation of Spain ------ Editor of the Series of 20th Century Guitar Music Edizioni Musicali Bèrben, Ancona, Italia ------ 13100 Vercelli, Italia via Failla, 7 tel. & fax + 0161 255346 email <winter@net4u.it> http://www.seicorde.it/Gilardino/
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