EUphonie I
General Info
Year of Published: 2014 Publisher: Edition Svitzer Difficulty: Advanced Duration: 00:09:00 Cost: €30.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: 2 Cowbells & Suspended Cymbal & 3 Antique Cymbals & Temple Blocks & Bongos & Whip & Marimba Player 2: Xylophone & Glockenspiel & Flexatone & Rattle & Guiro & Marimba Player 3: Marimba & Vibraphone & Triangle Player 4: Vibraphone & Castanets & Tubular Bells & Tambourine Player 5: Timpani & Wind Chimes (Glass) Player 6: Organ
Description
My colleague, friend, and mentor Werner Jacob († 2006) commissioned this piece in the middle of the 1980es. He played the first performance in the church of St. Sebald, Nuremberg; my colleague Klaus Treßelt conducted. I thank Klaus warmly for his commitment to this piece through many years.
The letters EU in the title has no political significance. In German music terminology, E means ernste Musik (“serious music”) and U Unterhaltungsmusik (“entertainment music”). This piece wants to offer both aspects. The combination of the two letters, EU, means “good” in Greek language. Euphonie therefore means “well sounding”.