Ramal by Kareem Roustom

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RAMAL for Orchestra KAREEM ROUSTOM

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KAREEM ROUSTOM RAMAL

for Orchestra (2014 rev. 2023)

Ramal is a commissioned work for the West-Eastern DIVAN Orchestra. The first performance was given at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires on August 11th 2014 by the West-Eastern DIVAN Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. The U.S. premiere was given by Donald Runnicles and the Grand Tetons Music Festival Orchestra on August 19th, 2016.

Ramal is the name of one of sixteen pre-Islamic Arabic poetic meters used in classical Arabic poetry. Each of these poetic meters is comprised of multiple variations of the verbﻓﻌﻞ (fa’al), which means 'to do'. These variants of fa’al are constructed by combining a series of unaccented [o] and accented [/] syllables.

The variation of the ramal poetic meter used in this work follows this pattern:

as symbol (read left to right): /o//o/o - /o//o - /o//o/o - /o//o/oo as musical meter: 7/8 5/8 7/8 8/8

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Instrumentation

2 Flutes

Piccolo (Flute 3)

2 Oboes

2 Clarinets in Bb

Bass Clarinet in Bb

2 Bassoons

Contrabassoon

4 Horns in F

3 Trumpets in C

2 Trombones

Bass Trombone

Tuba

Timpani

Percussion I

Brake Drum, Xylophone, Tubular Bells, Crotales (with bass bow), Tam-tam, Bass Drum

Percussion II

Marimba, 3 Suspended Cymbals* (Small, Medium, Large) China Cymbal**, 3 Triangles* (small, medium, large)

Harp

Celesta

Strings

Duration: 12 minutes

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* The suspended cymbals and triangles could be placed in an area where both percussionists can access them easily.

**The China Cymbal is not to be confused with Chinese Cymbals but is a type made by companies such as Zildjian or Sabian and is often called a 'China Boy.' The preferred minimum size is 18 inches.

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Other large ensemble works by KAREEM ROUSTOM

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STRANGE SEA for orchestra

ICE, WIND, WAR AND SPRING for choir and orchestra

VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 for solo violin and chamber orchestra or orchestra

ALEPPO SONGS For orchestra

CLARINET CONCERTO: ADRIFT ON THE WINE -DARK SEA for clarinet and orchestra

VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2: WITH MIGHT AND MAIN for solo violin and orchestra

HURRY TO THE LIGHT For SSA and string orchestra

THE CLUSTERED VINE – SONGS OF LOVE, LOSS, & REMEMBRANCE for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

SOSTENERE for solo violin and strings

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