The 2nd orchestral sonata was written in 2020 and was recorded as part of the Orchester*stücke project. In the same year I was able to win a final place in the National Band Association / William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest with the work. In 2022 the piece took first place in the composition competition of the World Association for Bands and Ensembles in Prague, where it was premiered.
The sonata “Times of the Day” describes some moments of the day in a remote mountain village:
The Gray of Dawn – i.e. not wanting to get up while the sun rises over the peaks and finally being forced to by a terrible alarm clock, the obligatory Coffee Machine – from the rather uncomfortable perspective of a coffee bean, the Noon Sleepiness – which is almost a legitimation for cozy procrastination, as well as the Hustle and Bustle of Evening – the seeming calming down of such a village, which is broken up by the cheerful, perhaps slightly drunk village band.
In the rather abstract second movement, the orchestra is accompanied by a tape that consists entirely of electronically altered instrumental recordings.
The fourth movement was commissioned by the Musikverein Bissingen/Teck e.V..
1 – PICCOLO (dbl. ALTO FLUTE)
1 – FLUTE 1
1 – FLUTE 2
1 – OBOE
1 – ENGLISH HORN
1 – BASSOON 1
1 – BASSOON 2
1 – SOPRANINO CLARINET (E-Flat)
2 – CLARINETS 1 (B-Flat)
2 – CLARINETS 2 (B-Flat)
2 – CLARINETS 3 (B-Flat)
1 – BASS CLARINET (B-Flat)
1 – SOPRANO SAXOPHONE (B-Flat)
1 – ALTO SAXOPHONE 1 (E-Flat)
1 – ALTO SAXOPHONE 2 (E-Flat)
1 – TENOR SAXOPHONE (B-Flat)
1 – BARITONE SAXOPHONE (E-Flat)
1 – HORN 1 (F)
1 – HORN 2 (F)
1 – HORN 3 (F)
1 – HORN 4 (F)
1 – CORNET 1 (B-Flat)
1 – CORNET 2 (B-Flat)
1 – TRUMPET 1 (B-Flat)
1 – TRUMPET 2 (B-Flat)
1 – TRUMPET 3 (B-Flat)
1 – TENOR TROMBONE 1
1 – TENOR TROMBONE 2
1 – BASS TROMBONE
1 – EUPHONIUM
1 – TUBA
1 – DOUBLE BASS
1 – TIMPANI
4 – PERCUSSION & ELECTRONICS*
*Triangle, Bell Tree, old Marching Cymbals, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Metal Chain, 2 Snare Drums, Bass Drum, Crotales, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimbaphone, PA system
Additional information:
- The following parts/instruments are not obligatory and cued elsewhere: Alto Flute, English Horn, Bassoon 1, Sopranino Clarinet, Horn 3, Horn 4
- All parts may be doubled, espacially Clarinets, Alto and Tenor Saxophone, Cornets, Euphoniums, Tubas and Double Basses.
- The audio-tapes A and B for the 2nd movement are provided in three versions: Solo (mp3/wav) – the pure tape in stereo. Stereo (mp3) – Left provides the mono-tape, Right the click for the conductor. 3Chan (wav) – In addition to the pure stereo tape, the click is provided on a third channel (Center). The files are provided with a manual attached.
- If no PA system is available, the 2nd movement can be skipped via the alternate ending of the 1st movement.