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== General Info ==
 
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'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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'''Cost''': Score and Parts - Rental  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
  
 
==Movements==
 
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I. Tutti Marcato e Pesante <br>
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II. Lento <br>
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III. Epilogue <br>
  
 
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premiere: June 2004, San Francisco, California, USA, San Francisco Symphony, [[David Herbert]], soloist
  
 
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The new concerto occupied Kraft through much of 2004. He completed the composition early December and in February 2005 sent a complete score to David Herbert for final technical editing. Its subtitle --- "XIII/The Grand Encounter" --- is a quintessentially Kraftian reference. Since 1975, the composer has produced a series of pieces titled Encounters that typically highlight the interaction of percussion (soloist or ensembles) with another instrument or small grouping. The title 'The Grand Encounter' refers to the more substantial scale of this thirteenth entry in the Encounter series. <br/>
 
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Kraft's 'Timpani Concerto No. 2" is a full-scaled piece of about a half hour's duration, cast in four parts though without any substantial break between them. The chromatic array of higher-pitched kettledrums allows for a great deal of lyric writing. The percussion section of four musicians plays an especially prominent role in the orchestral texture, and the harp might also be singled out for its active contributions. [[Kraft's First Timpani Concerto]] had already included passages in which various instruments of the orchestra doubled or mirrored the timpani to reinforce, enrich, or otherwise shade the color of the solo line. The composer continues this method in the Second Concerto. A good example comes in Part One, when the string section, divided into thirteen parts, echoes the glissandi that have just been enunciated by the timpani. The transition to Part Two is achieved through a myterious passage that fades almost into inaudibility, after which the orchestra (again with much-divided strings) gently launches the second half. This soon leads to a notated, wide-ranging cadenza, first for timpani solo but then underscored with repeated rhythmic patterns from the orchestra. Following this extended cadenza, the composer develops his musical material through a brilliantly scored sonic landscape until the concerto reaches its very decisive end.  <br/>
 
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"A great timpani concerto," says David Herbert, "would be one that uses the instrument for what it is normally used, which is for drama and for color. And then it would explore the instrument's possibilities for drama and color in imaginative ways and work them out well in a musical sense, but without trying to ask more of the timpani than they really can do. Kraft's First Timpani Concerto is so successful because, even with all the notes, the solo part is beautifully integrated with the orchestra, with a sense of give and take that goes to the heart of the concerto style." And what about Kraft's Concerto No. 2? "Mind-expanding," he replies. "And a joy to play."<ref>”Pasic Program”</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 6 June 2023

William Kraft


General Info

Year: 2005, rev. 2006
Duration: c. 30:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Presser
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

I. Tutti Marcato e Pesante
II. Lento
III. Epilogue


Instrumentation

Timpani (15)

Orchestra


Program Notes

premiere: June 2004, San Francisco, California, USA, San Francisco Symphony, David Herbert, soloist

Errata

Awards

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solos

2-4-1 - Snare Drum
A Trifle for Timothy - Multiple Percussion
Corrente II - Multiple Percussion
Da Dit - Multiple Percussion
Des Imagistes - Percussion Sextet; Narrator
Divinations - Multiple Percussion
English Suite - Multiple Percussion
French Suite - Multiple Percussion
Images - Timpani
L'Arlesienne - Multiple Percussion
Morris Dance - Multiple Percussion
M'SP - Timpani
Passacaglia - Percussion Solo
Theme and Metric Variations - Multiple Percussion
Two Drums in the Shape of an Etude - Multiple Percussion
Variations for King George - Timpani

Percussion Solos with Orchestra

Concerto for Solo Percussion and Chamber Ensemble - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (Kraft) - Timpani; Orchestra
Concerto No. 2 for Timpani and Orchestra, XIII The Grand Encounter - Timpani; Orchestra
Three Miniatures for Percussion and Orchestra - Solo - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Triangles: Concerto for Percussion and Ten Instruments - Multiple Percussion; Chamber Ensemble

Percussion Solos with Strings

Music for String Quartet and Percussion - Multiple Percussion; String Quartet

Percussion Ensembles

Colorations - Variable Instrumentation; Graphic Score
Kandinsky Variations - Variable Instrumentation; graphic score
Quartet for Percussion (Kraft) - Percussion Quartet
Scherzo á Due - Multiple Percussion Duet
Suite for Percussion - Percussion Quartet
Trio for Percussion (Kraft) - Percussion Trio

Percussion Ensembles with Orchestra

Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists & Orchestra - Percussion Quartet; Orchestra
Configurations - Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists & Jazz Orchestra - Percussion Quartet; Jazz Orchestra
Momentum for Eight Percussionists - Percussion Ensemble (8)
Three Miniatures for Percussion and Orchestra - Percussion Quartet; Orchestra

Percussion Ensemble with Concert Band

Quintessence: Concerto for Five Percussion Soloists and Concert Band - Percussion Quintet; Concert Band

Percussion Ensemble with Voice

Songs of Flowers, Bells and Death: Contextures IV for Chorus and Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Ensemble (12); Chorus
Theme and Variations (Kraft) - Percussion Quartet; Narrator (optional)

Encounter Series

Encounters I - Multiple Percussion; with tape
Encounters II - Tuba
Encounters III - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Encounters IV - Multiple Percussion; Trombone
Encounters V: In the Morning of the Winter Sea - Multiple Percussion; Cello
Encounters VI - A Concertino for Roto-toms and Percussion Quartet - Percussion Quartet; Multiple Percussion
Encounters VII - Multiple Percussion Duet
Encounters VIII - Multiple Percussion
Encounters IX - Multiple Percussion; Saxophone
Encounters X - Marimba; Violin
Encounters XI: The Demise of Suriyodhaya - Multiple Percussion; English Horn
Encounters XII: The Gabrielic Foray - Multiple Percussion; Harp
Encounters XIII - Multiple Percussion; Woodwind Quintet
Encounters XIV: Concerto a Tre - Multiple Percussion, Violin, Piano
Encounters XV - Multiple Percussion, Guitar
Encounters XVI - Multiple Percussion, Flute
Encounters XVII - Multiple Percussion, Clarinet



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