San Marco
Henry Kucharzyk
Ensemble: Symphonic Winds
Grade: 4
Duration: 10:00
Year of Composition: 2009
Commissioned by: University of Calgary Wind Ensemble
Premiered by: University of Calgary Wind Ensemble (Dr. Glenn Price, conductor)
Date of Premiere: February 2, 2010
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Year of Publication: 2010
Publisher Catalog Number: MI 1800 K95sa
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Rental
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Flutes 1,2,3
Oboes 1,2,3
Bassoons 1,2,3
B♭ Clarinets 1-5
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
B♭ Cornets 1,2
F Horns 1,2,3,4
Trombones 1,2,3
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Percussion 1-5
Program Notes:
San Marco takes as its inspiration and starting point both the architecture and music created in Venice in the 17th century when it reigned at the powerful crossroads of the occidental and oriental worlds. And the centre of its focus was St. Mark's Basilica on the Piazza San Marco, where architecture created its own musical dimensions. Indeed the multiple choir lofts in the basilica inspired the creation of a Venetian polychoral style that was developed by a series of kapellmeisters that included Giovanni Gabrieli and Claudio Monteverdi. And it was from Monteverdi that I borrowed the material for a 21st century mash-up of sorts. The opening measures of his Vespers of 1610 provide the musical material of the piece, which is explored in a kind of freely contrapuntal texture where the original phrase is repeated and layered several times. SAN MARCO was commissioned by the University of Calgary Wind Ensemble with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, and is dedicated to Dr. Glenn Price.
(Program note courtesy of Canadian Music Centre)
