Dai Fujikura Trumpet Concerto
(2023)
Commissioned by Kompositionsauftrag der Stadt Witten für die Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2024
World Premiere: May 5th 2024, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2024
Marco Blaauw, trumpet
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Lucie Leguay, conductor
Instrumentation:
2 Flutes doubling Piccolos (I + II)
2 Oboes (I + II)
2 Clarinets in B-flat (I + II)
1 Bassoon (I)
1 Bassoon (II) doubling Contrabassoon
2 Horns in F (I + II)
1 Trumpet in B-flat - needs Straight Mute
1 Vibraphone
STRINGS +
Solo Trumpet (in C) needs harmon and cup mutes
The Score is in C
= means "open", "close" by hand (on harmon mute). For Trumpet in the orchestra: very fast until the end of the bracket unless stated otherwise.
STRINGS:
MakeadifferencebetweenGliss.andPort. Gliss.=shiftthepitchimmediately (andtravelduringthefulllengthofthenoteduration). Port.=shiftthepitchjustbeforeyougotonextnote. DoNOTvibratoongliss.orport.
S.P.=sulpont. P.O.=positionordinary
Longnote/tremolo:changebows asmanytimesasyouneed.
Harmonmutetechnique:Alternatebetweenopeningandclosing(+o+o)inarandomlyvariedmanner, transitioningfromslowtohighspeeds.Useaflickeringmotioninvolvingthreeorfourfingers.Expandyour rangebeyondmere"open"and"close"actions,strivingtocreateanextensivearrayofsounds. Executethesame-notetremolowithspeedfluctuationsrangingfromleisurelytorapid.Youraimisto generateadiversespectrumofsoundcolours.
moltoespress.: Alwaysmaintainanawarenessofthebroadermusicalphraseandtheoverarchingmelody,evenwhen executingthemwithatremolotechnique.
harmonmute
Meno mosso q = 92
Meno mosso q = 92
Harmonmutetechnique:Alternatebetweenopeningandclosing(+o+o)inarandomlyvariedmanner,transitioning fromslowtohighspeedsUseaflickeringmotioninvolvingthreeorfourfingers.Expandyourrangebeyondmere"open" and"close"actions,strivingtocreateanextensivearrayofsounds.
ALWAYSthinkaboutmelody,andalwaysmoltoespress.
Executethesame-notetremolowithspeedfluctuationsrangingfromleisurelytorapid.Youraimistogenerateadiverse spectrumofsoundcolors. harmonmute
moltoaccel. moltorit. q = 72 moltoaccel. moltorit. q = 72
moltoaccel. moltorit. q = 72
moltoaccel. moltorit. q = 72
moltoaccel. moltorit. moltoaccel. moltorit. q = 72 q = 72