【约瑟夫·施万特纳】夜之寂静 (Joseph Schwantner - In evening's stillness) (1996)

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North Texas Wind Symphony 
Eugene Migliano Corporon (conductor)

In evening’s stillness... was commissioned by the Illinois College Band Directors Association in 1996. It was premiered at the Midwest Music Educators National Conference convention in Peoria, Illinois, by an ensemble made up of students from the ten universities that participated in the consortium, Donald Hunsberger conducting. As in his previous two works for wind ensemble, In evening’s stillness... was inspired by poetry: 

In evening’s stillness
     a gentle breeze,
distant thunder
    encircles the silence.

Characteristic compositional techniques include “shared monody," “static pillars” of harmony (“blocks of sound”, remaining unchanged for a period of time), changing meters, ostinato (repeating bass figure) and contrasting dynamics/tempi/textural density. The instrumentation and physical arrangement of the musicians is quite different compared to the traditional wind ensemble. The setup, outlined in the score by the composer, requires bisecting the ensemble, woodwinds to one side and brass to the other, leaving percussion with a substantial setup in the rear and the piano taking center stage. Additionally, Schwantner does not call for saxophones or euphoniums; however, this work marks the first time that the composer writes for three non-doubling clarinet parts in his wind compositions.

Joseph Schwantner writes:

"The piece is the third of three works I have written for winds, brass, percussion, and piano. It forms the middle movement of a trilogy of pieces that includes and the mountains rising nowhere and From a Dark Millennium. In all three works, the piano is responsible for presenting the primary melodic, gestural, harmonic, and sonoric elements that unfold in the music. While each work is self-contained, I always envisioned the possibility that they could be combined to form a larger and more expansive three movement formal design.”