Metropolis by Adam Gorb - Concert Band, Full Score (Maecenas Music)
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 3 Days
- Brand : Maecenas
- ID# : 202596794
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- Start : Fri 18 Jul 2025 19:36:05 (EDT)
- Close : Mon 28 Jul 2025 19:36:05 (EDT)
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Seller's Description
I have long wanted to write a work reflecting the hectic pace of modern-day living. The invitation to compose a piece for the very urban combination of woodwind, saxophones, brass, piano and extensive percussion gave me this opportunity. The initial idea for Metropolis came from a radio play which was set in the near future and where the entire population of the country lived in their vehicles, driving forever round a circular motorway day and night, stopping only for food and petrol. In this piece I have tried to capture a mood of extreme tension together with the desperate exhilaration that the play conveyed to me.
The work is in one movement falling into four sections and lasting about fourteen minutes. The first section is by far the longest and is fast and agitated with much of the material deriving from the nervous opening figure on low clarinets. After a cacophonous climax the ‘human’ voice of the solo alto saxophone tries to introduce a mood of greater tranquility before music from the opening section returns, this time in a brash and vulgar style. The final section follows a doom-laden climax and features a soft chorale for all the winds over percussion playing in cross-rhythms. The work ends starkly and simply.
Metropolis is dedicated to Paul Patterson and was first performed by the Royal Academy of Music Wind Ensemble, conducted by Edward Gregson in 1993. It subsequently won the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize in the USA.
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Over the next few months, I will continue listing a large number of scores for orchestra, string orchestra, wind band, and chamber ensembles that I collected over my 40-year conducting career. I will also be listing most of the (700+) books on music and musicians. If you are looking for something in particular, it is possible that I have it. Message me with a request, and it it is in my collection, I will add it to my store.
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Listing Information
Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
Listing ID# | 202596794 |
Start Time | Fri 18 Jul 2025 19:36:05 (EDT) |
Close Time | Mon 28 Jul 2025 19:36:05 (EDT) |
Starting Bid | $19.71 |
Item Condition | Used |
Bids | 0 |
Views | 11 |
Dispatch Time | 3 Days |
Quantity | 1 |
Location | United States |
Auto Extend | No |