Confessions
by Ernest Pingoud
Fragments symphoniques pour Grand Orchestra
Description
Confessions was, like Prologue, inspired by the same poem by Baudelaire, La voix. Stylistically the works also represent a similar combination of late Romantic style and the colourful impressionism associated with Debussy. Scored for large orchestra, Confessions, subtitled 'symphonic fragments', is in four movements, the first three being performed without a break.
© Kimmo Korhonen, 3/2000
(translated by © Susan Sinisalo)
Confessions on saanut sitä edeltävän Prologuen tavoin innoituksensa Charles Baudelairen runoudesta, vieläpä samasta Fleurs de mal -kokoelman runosta La voix. Myös tyylillisesti teokset edustavat samantapaista, uhkeata myöhäisromantiikkaa ja Debussyn mieleen tuovaa värikylläistä impressionismia yhdistävää ajattelua. Suurelle orkesterille sävelletty Confessions - alaotsikoltaan "sinfonisia fragmentteja - on neljästä osasta rakentuva kokonaisuus, jossa kolme ensimmäistä osaa liittyvät tauoitta yhteen.
© Kimmo Korhonen, 3/2000
Instrumentation 4333 6531 15 2, pno+cel, str [1pic+fl, 2fl, 2cl, 1cl+bcl, 2fag, 1fag+cfag]
Instrument codes
| Abbreviation | Instrument |
|---|
| Woodwind | |
|---|
| acl | alto clarinet |
| afl | alto flute |
| arec | alto recorder |
| asax | alto saxophone |
| barsax | baritone saxophone |
| barhn | baritone horn |
| bcl | bass clarinet |
| bfl | bass flute |
| bob | bass oboe |
| bsax | bass saxophone |
| bsn | bassoon |
| cbsn | contrabassoon |
| cl | clarinet |
| ehn | English horn |
| fl | flute |
| hn | French horn |
| ob | oboe |
| pic | piccolo |
| rec | recorder |
| sax | saxophone |
| srec | soprano recorder |
| ssax | soprano saxophone |
| trec | tenor recorder |
| tsax | tenor saxophone |
| Brass | |
|---|
| ahn | alto horn |
| atrb | altotrombone |
| barhn | baritone horn |
| btrb | bass trombone |
| cornet | cornet |
| euph | euphonium |
| fhn | flugelhorn |
| hn | French horn |
| tba | tuuba |
| thn | tenor horn |
| trb | trombone |
| trp | trumpet |
| Percussion | |
|---|
| dr | drums |
| glock | glockenspiel |
| mar | marimba |
| perc | percussion |
| timp | timpani |
| vibr | vibraphone |
| xyl | xylophone |
| Strings | |
|---|
| db | double bass |
| gamba | viola da gamba |
| str | strings |
| vla | viola |
| vlc | cello |
| vln | violin |
| Other | |
|---|
| acc | accordion |
| cel | celesta |
| cemb | harpsichord |
| chords | chords |
| elbas | electric bass |
| elg | electric guitar |
| elorg | electric organ |
| elpno | electric piano |
| guit | guitar |
| harm | harmonium |
| hca | harmonica |
| hp | harp |
| instr | instrument |
| kantele | kantele |
| keyb | keyboard |
| live electr | live electronics |
| mand | mandolin |
| mel | melody |
| org | organ |
| pno | piano |
| synth | synthesizer |
| tape | tape |
| Vocal | |
|---|
| alto | alto |
| baryt | baritone |
| basso | bass voice |
| ch | choir |
| chc | childrens choir |
| chf | female choir |
| chm | male choir |
| chx | mixed choir |
| cten | countertenor |
| mezzo | mezzo-soprano |
| sopr | soprano |
| speaker | speaker |
| ten | tenor |
| voc | vocal |
Coding for instrument ensembles and orchestras
| Symphony orchestra | |
|---|
| 2222 4331 11 1, str = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, one other percussionist, harp and strings |
| Wind band | |
|---|
| 2252 3 423 21212 3 = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons - 3 saxophones - 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones - 2 cornets, alto horn, 2 tenor horns, baritone horn, 2 tubas - 3 percussionists |
| Big band | |
|---|
| 221 4 4, pno, guit, db, dr = 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, drums |
| Additional codes | |
|---|
| + | fl+pic = flutist doubles on piccolo |
| / | pno/org = can be played on either piano or organ |
| lib | ad libitum |
| obl | obligato |
| str | str: 65432 = specified number of string players |
| str min | str min: 65432 = at least 65432 |
| str max | str max: 65432 = not more than 65432 |
| solo | vln solo = violin is the solo instrument in a work not obviously for solo violin |
Category Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble
Opus no. op. 5
Lyricist Charles Baudelaire: La voix (from the collection Fleurs du mal)
Premiere
St Petersburg, cond. Alexander Siloti, February 25, 1917. In Finland: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, dir. Ernest Pingoud, Helsinki, November 16, 1918
Movements 1. Le fou (Narri / The Clown), 2. Le rire (Nauru / Laughter), 3. La voix (Ääni / Voice), 4. Faits et mensonges (Tosia ja valheita / Truth and lies)
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