Koechlin's "Le Méditation de Purun Baghat" begins with a unison statement of a very rambling tune over pedal points but then throws a subtle interweaving of countermelodies/parallel intervals into the mix fairly soon. Returns to (accompanied) monody by the end. Cool work; I've always found Koechlin's music to be pretty much an acquired taste, but well worth the effort.
Someone earlier in this thread (apologies for forgetting who) mentioned a composer I respect greatly and work of his I hold in high esteem: Enesco's Premiere Suite Pour Orchestre (op. 9) begins with a Prélude à l'unisson. And I remember from my very first listening my astonishment at how far and long he pushes the envelope in presenting an unaccompanied tune, non-repetitive, in unison.....and manages great tension in so doing. And that sense of wonder still holds when I listen to the piece to this day. Really intriguing work. And yes: simply a string unison for the entire movement - with NOTHING other than a pedal timp roll rooting the work near the end of the 8 - 10 minute movement. Absolutely fascinating. The rest of the suite actually seems a little anticlimactic after this spellbinding, audacious first movement. He was only 21 when he composed the piece in 1903, which probably explains a lot..... Best, Les Les Marsden Founding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Music and Mariposa? Ahhhhh, Paradise!!! http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.html http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lesbio.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Stiller To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: works in octaves, unison etc. There is an orchestral work, _Le Méditation de Purun Baghat_, by Koechlin that I have not heard but that has been described as "a strict monody," which I assume means unison throughout. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://www.kallistimusic.com/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
