Carlos Surinach:Concerto 1973

[kirolak]

Hello, would anyone be so kind as to give me more details about this 3 movement work, especially with regard to the tempo markings, dynamics etc. for each movement?  Many thanks!

[thalbergmad]

I will dig out me original when I get home and have a look for you old chap.

Thal

[thalbergmad]

Found the bugger.

first movement: Allegro (crotchet = 120)
second movement: Larghetto (crotchet = 56)
third movement: Vivace con fuoco (crotchet = 132)

Don't think I have heard this. Probably not my thing.

Thal

[thalbergmad]

Now I have got a question. What is this?

A first, I thought there was a hair on the page, but it is not.

Never seen anything like this before. Would some clever sod care to explain.

Ta

Thal

[retrouvailles]

This is from the Surinach concerto? Any time you see an arrow pointing up or down, it means the highest or lowest note(s). The diamond shape probably means a cluster. The squiggle after it is a graphical representation of an indeterminate glissando, I would guess. In this case, obviously the individual notes are not as important as the overall gesture, and this is very common in 20th century music. I am not familiar with the Surinach concerto much, so I will go back and have a listen.

[john11inc]

Bottom note to top note on the keyboard, as indicated by arrows, with two episodes of some directional changes in an otherwise-continuous gliss as indicated by the graphical "squiggles" to the right of the glissando, the diamond figure representing the bottom note (and all that are above it) that are to be sustained from those executed during the gliss.

[thalbergmad]

Thanks chaps

[kirolak]

Thanks so much for the info, Thalbergmad (ps am female, but of course happy to be "old chap" or even "sir", hehehe!)

[thalbergmad]

Oops, sorry

Are you going to perform this work?

Thal