rodrigo - adagio for wind orchestra presentation

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Adagio para

Orquesta de losinstrumentos

de Vientos

Andrew JanesWind Ensemble

LiteratureSpring 2016

Joaquin Rodrigo


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Joaquin Rodrigo (19011999!

"orn in Sagunto# $alen%ia# Spain# in &o'ember 1901

Lost )is sig)t as a %)ild

Studied wit) *aul +u,as at -%ole &ormale de .usique in *aris beginning

in 1929

Rodrigo )ad de%ided to mo'e to /ran%e in 192# sin%e t)e /ren%) %apital)ad been rom t)e beginning o t)e %entur an important %ultural %entreor Spanis) writers# painters and musi%ians 3t was to be e4pe%ted#

t)ereore# t)at t)e oung Joaqu5n Rodrigo would want to ollow in t)eootsteps o Albni7# /alla and 8urina

omposer primaril o %on%ertos# most notabl t)e on%ert de Aran:ue7or guitar and or%)estra

ompositional stle utili7es Spanis) melodies# )armonies# and r)t)ms


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Adagio para ;rquesta de losinstrumentos de 'ientos

*remiered# as well as %ommissioned b# t)e Ameri%an WindSmp)on ;r%)estra in 1966

0 in duration

?rade 6

8)is wor, represents Joaquin Rodrigo@s rst wor, or winds

8)is wor, was originall wit)drawn b t)e %omposer@samil and was publis)ed t)roug) t)e amil@s t)ennewpublis)ing %ompan Basa RodrigoC 8)e pie%e is now

a'ailable t)roug) S%)ott as well as "oose D aw,es


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3nstrumentation3nstrumentation pro'ided b t)e %ommissioningensembleF spe%i%all or WindOrchestraas opposed toWind Band# :ustiing t)e la%, o sa4op)ones and%larinets

*i%%olo 1stD 2ndorn in /1st/lute GrdD >t)orn in /

2nd/lute 1st8rumpet in 1st;boe 2nd8rumpet in 2nd;boe Grd8rumpet in Grd;boe 1stD 2nd8rombone1stlarinet in "b "ass 8rombone2ndlarinet in "b 8ubaGrdlarinet in "b 8impani1st"assoon 8amburo (/ield drum!2nd"assoon 8amtam

mbals Snare +rum


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8empi D .eterAdagio# Huarter I 2Allegro .oderato# Huarter I K0*o%o *iu .oderato# Huarter I 2

G> and 2> t)roug)out

/requent use o onemeasure (or less! ritardandos a%%elerandos#immediatel ollowed b a tempo *ressing gentl wit) t)e tempobeore settling ba%, to t)e original tempo

)ange rom Adagio to Allegro .oderato is a%)ie'ed t)roug)a%%elerando %ulminating in new tempo at measure 2)ange rom Allegro .oderato to *o%o piu .oderato is subito


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/ormal ontent

Rondo# A"A"A


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/ormal ontent


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8onalit D armon

8onalF modalA se%tion= " minor &atural minor des%ents as e4pe%ted o%ompositions o Spanis) inNuen%e# wit) o%%asional +orian melodi%inNe%tion

" se%tion= E minor# &atural minor )armoni% tenden%ies wit)+orian melodi% inNe%tion.oments o mode mi4ture= mG9 is in ? minor# as opposed it ?

ma:or as e4pe%ted o wor, in " minor Appropriate ,e re%laimedt)roug) dominant %)ord in m>G" se%tion substantiall more ad'enturous tonall= m 111 eaturessimultaneous use o diminis)ed# %)romati%# altereddominant# and

naturalminor s%ales%)ords


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.elodi% ontent D /eaturesAdagio is guitarli,e in deploment o dotted r)t)ms Allegro is based on

Adagio moti'es O anareli,e wit) r)t)mi% ostinatos+eploment o man minimalisti% elements 8e4turesgroups oinstruments# moti'i% statement and de'elopment" se%tion eatures minimalisti% de'elopmental te%)niques= initial unit

presented and elaborated in a pseudosenten%e as)ion +e'elopmentt)roug)out t)is se%tion is done t)roug) t)e gradual unolding opre'iousl stated melodi% material as opposed to t)e signi%antintrodu%tion o new material 8)is repetition %reates a building urgen% t)at# espe%iall w)en paired

wit) dan%ing stle o a%%ompaniment# propels t)e wor, orward

;r%)estrational minimalism= m9G110 Set (0# 2# # 6! %)romati%allembellis)ed# slowl built up o'er 1 measures to %lima4# %ulminating in%)romati%allNuid wa'es o G2ndnotes

Rims,Porsa,o' (BRPC moti'e!# Ra'el (stle# tonalit!# and 8%)ai,o's,(or%)estration# lin,ing te%)nique o A se%tions to " se%tions! all ma,e


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8e4ture D 8imbreAdagio is )omop)oni% eaturing solos or /lute# larinet# and ;boeF Allegrois s%ored primaril tuttiwit) dan%eli,e r)t)ms reali7ed t)roug) a%%ents

Wit) t)e understanding o t)e %omposer as blind# it is interesting toobser'e t)is pie%e wit)out s%ore# and noti%e t)e seemingl natural abilit

on t)e part o t)e %omposer to na'igate and amalgamate 'arious te4turesand melodies

.ost notable e4ample o%%urs almost immediatel# wit) t)e muted trumpetsound seemlessl be%oming a %larinet sound in t)e same register Rig)t awa#t)e statement is made t)at te4tures and timbres will be an element to ollowt)roug)out

&ot a single tutti in t)e entire pie%e losest t)ing to ull tutti o%%urs rst atmeasure 22# and grows no bigger t)an t)is te4ture (in si7eF 'olume does ina%t in%rease# parti%ularl in t)e " se%tion!


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+nami%s D Arti%ulation

Anot)er element o minimalism is t)at t)ere is not mu%) intrap)rasal manipulation o dnami%F rat)er# dnami% %)ange isa%)ie'ed t)roug) t)e augmentation or diminution oinstrumentation in regular units

8)is )ints at )is %ompositional bias rooted in )is perorman%ee4perien%e as a ne pianist

*ie%e lends itsel ni%el to a )ea'il BRomanti%C interpretation

in terms o dnami% approa%)# parti%ularl in t)e Nuid andlinear A se%tions

Arti%ulations seem to be t)e reali7ation o t)e dan%e elementin)erent to man Spanis) %ompositions 8)oug) t)e are

a%%ents# nonSpanis) %omposers mig)t indi%ate somet)ing%loser to a tenuto mar,ing# and a leggieroas well


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*erorman%e onsiderations

Some %)allenges to soloists in e4tended imitation

Septuplets against si4teent)s at rst moment o polp)on=plaers must understand t)eir role and be able to rea%t to t)emusi%ians around t)em w)ile %ondentl e e4e%uting t)eir ownparts

*rolonged and e4posed Nute# %larinet# and oboe solos t)at requiree4tensi'e %ompeten%e

up mute# straig)t muteF use o trumpetsF G a'ailable oboes

E4tended tuttise%tions o great diQ%ult# parti%ularl wit) regardto r)t)m# but also wit) regard to tonalit m111F m1>2


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*rogram &ote

Bomposed on a %ommission b Robert "oudreau and t)eAmeri%an Wind Smp)on# Adagio para ;rquestra de3nstrumentos de $iento (roug)l translated as Adagio or;r%)estral Winds! is t)e %omposers rst wor, or winds8wo ma:or moods are presented in a series o %ontrasting

and alternating se%tions (rondo!# A"A"A +uring t)eopening# middle# and %losing se%tions# t)e mood is quiet andtranquil# wit) a Nowing melod t)at is wo'en t)roug) t)eupper woodwinds 8)e se%ond and ourt) se%tion are moreangular and anareli,e# wit) t)e brass and per%ussion

suppling t)e dri'e 8)e wor, %on%ludes wit) a sot sig)rom t)e lower 'oi%es and t)e timpaniC

*rogram &ote b &i,, *ilato


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