James David Autro Symphony
since the composer decided not to continue the work on this piece while he was still alive.
James M. David: AUTO ’66: for Solo Clarinet and Wind Ensemble
I. Lamborghini Miura; II. Mini Cooper S; III. G.T.O.
This clarinet concerto is scored for Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Clarinets in B-Flat, Bass Clarinet, B-Flat Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, 3 Trumpets in B-Flat, 4 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, 2 Tubas and 5 Percussions. The duration of the work is 13 minutes and would be a great choice of a piece to program on the first half of the concert. This work was commissioned by the confederation of following University Wind Ensembles: Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Columbus State University, Eastern New Mexico University, Georgia Southern University, Northwestern State University, South Dakota State University, Troy University, University of Alabama, University of Central Arkansas, University of Western Ontario, Valdosta State University, Western Carolina University and Western Michigan University. Auto ’66 was written in 2011 and was premiered by Wesley Wesley …show more content…
Ferriera with the Colorado State University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Christopher Nicholas. James David’s inspiration to write his clarinet concerto came from the three rare cars that were built in 1966. The composer truly believed that cars were much than technological machines – there were works of art. All there cars had different origins and David wanted to portray their geographical differences by incorporating musical styles of those regions. The movement Lamborghini Miura presented the first mid-engine “super-automobile”. Interestingly, the composer included tarantella dance into this movement to underline Italian origins in the Lamborghini Miura movement.
Also, he added rumba there as well to add an extra flair of excitement and exuberating. In order to stay “true” to the universally-accepted idea of a concerto having a “slow” second movement, the composer named the middle movement Mini Cooper S, which without a doubt had a much slower predisposition than the first movement Lamborghini Miura or the upcoming G.T.O. Finale. Holst’s music served as a source of inspiration when David wrote his second English-inspired movement: “Mercury” from The Planets and the intermezzo from the First Suite in E-flat. There are a number of themes from the two famous works by Holst floating around David’s English-inspired second
movement.
Finally, the composer introduces his listeners with the chance to enjoy All-American muscle car –Pontiac G.T.O. The composers decided to implement different styles of music in this movement: hard bop, funk, metal and Jazz.
James M. David: AUTO ’66: for Solo Clarinet and Wind Ensemble
I. Lamborghini Miura; II. Mini Cooper S; III. G.T.O.
This clarinet concerto is scored for Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Clarinets in B-Flat, Bass Clarinet, B-Flat Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, 3 Trumpets in B-Flat, 4 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, 2 Tubas and 5 Percussions. The duration of the work is 13 minutes and would be a great choice of a piece to program on the first half of the concert. This work was commissioned by the confederation of following University Wind Ensembles: Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Columbus State University, Eastern New Mexico University, Georgia Southern University, Northwestern State University, South Dakota State University, Troy University, University of Alabama, University of Central Arkansas, University of Western Ontario, Valdosta State University, Western Carolina University and Western Michigan University. Auto ’66 was written in 2011 and was premiered by Wesley Wesley …show more content…
Ferriera with the Colorado State University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Christopher Nicholas. James David’s inspiration to write his clarinet concerto came from the three rare cars that were built in 1966. The composer truly believed that cars were much than technological machines – there were works of art. All there cars had different origins and David wanted to portray their geographical differences by incorporating musical styles of those regions. The movement Lamborghini Miura presented the first mid-engine “super-automobile”. Interestingly, the composer included tarantella dance into this movement to underline Italian origins in the Lamborghini Miura movement.
Also, he added rumba there as well to add an extra flair of excitement and exuberating. In order to stay “true” to the universally-accepted idea of a concerto having a “slow” second movement, the composer named the middle movement Mini Cooper S, which without a doubt had a much slower predisposition than the first movement Lamborghini Miura or the upcoming G.T.O. Finale. Holst’s music served as a source of inspiration when David wrote his second English-inspired movement: “Mercury” from The Planets and the intermezzo from the First Suite in E-flat. There are a number of themes from the two famous works by Holst floating around David’s English-inspired second
movement.
Finally, the composer introduces his listeners with the chance to enjoy All-American muscle car –Pontiac G.T.O. The composers decided to implement different styles of music in this movement: hard bop, funk, metal and Jazz.