JOY! (opus 137A)
Flutes 1 and 2, piccolo 1 and 2, 2 oboes, clarinets 1, 2 and 3, 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 sop sax, 2 alto sax, 1 tenor sax, 1 baritone sax, 5 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 euphoniums, 4 tenor trombones, 1 bass trombone, 2 tubas, timpani, 4 percussionists [glockenspiel + cymbals + xylophone + chimes + snare drum + vibraphone, tenor drum + marimba + 2 triangles], piano, strings
Programme notes
The commission for Joy! ended a one-year-long post-covid-19 creative silence. Joy! was composed in four days, as if the urge to create emerged like an unstoppable underground spring. The structure of the composition is fan-shaped, i.e. ideas unfold one after the other, after which they reappear in the exact reverse order. Joy is expressed by the energy of the fast tempo, by the extrovert initial fanfare, by a lyrical ascending melody, by a lighthearted second melody, by wood winds arpeggios merrily flying up and down, by the brilliancy of multiple cymbals and by the cheerful conclusion.
Handwritten sketches and drafts
to be found in chapter XXXV(a) of white cover, A3 size, 600 pages book
Completion of the composition
21-X-2022
Analysis
The Vault (2025) under Articles
Duration:
13' 30"
Composed In:
2022
Dedicated to:
Parts:
Withdrawn
First performance:
25.03.23 Singapore Management University Symphonia, conducted by Adrian Chiang, Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore
First performed by:
Commissioned by:
Singapore Management University Symphonia for its twentieth anniversary
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