Basic information
| Composer |
Szymański, Paweł |
| Duration |
12 min. |
| Year of composition |
1983 |
| First performance (year) |
1984 |
| First performance (venue) |
Frederic Chopin University of Music (formerly Music Academy), Warsaw |
| First performance (performers) |
Elżbieta Gajewska - flute, Chamber ensemble, Mieczysław Gawroński - cond. |
| Submitter |
Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej |
| Publisher |
Chester |
| Conductor |
Obligatory |
| Soloist(s) |
flute piccolo, |
Instruments
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Musicians |
1st player |
2nd player |
| Viola | 2 | | |
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| Cello | 2 | | |
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| Flute |
1 |
Piccolo
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| Horn (F) |
1 |
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| Trombone |
1 |
Alto
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Musicians |
Instruments |
| Percussion |
2 |
Marimba
Vibraphone (C3)
Timpani
Bass Drum
Cymbals
Tom-Toms
Temble Blocks
Wood Blocks
Other
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Equipment |
| Sound electronics |
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| Visuals |
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Notes
| Programme notes |
'Appendix' for solo piccolo and chamber ensemble, is a work rich in contrapunctal texture. An idilic dialogue between piccolo and strings (reminiscent of birdsong) gives way first to a nostalgic waltz tune, then to a funeral march which gets more and more pathetic towards the end of the piece, only to be stopped abruptly by a caustic tutti chord; its authority, however, is impaired by the pitiful glissando of the violas which closes the work.
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