Oriol Cruixent
Azimut
Short instrumentation: 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 4 1, perc
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation details:
horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
3rd trumpet in C
4th trumpet in C
1st trombone
2nd trombone
3rd trombone
bass trombone
tuba
percussion
Azimut
Sample pages
Work introduction
Azimuth is a term from astronomy that describes an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system. The word azimuth comes from Arabic and literally means “the ways”.
"One is not enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by being aware of the darkness."
"Whoever perceives his shadow and his light at the same time sees himself from two sides, and that brings him to the center." (C.G. Jung)
Azimut suggests a musical path that invites both the questioning audience and the curious musician into their own, individual awareness of darkness and thus into their own center.
Azimut is a nine-minute musical experience, a Meditation for brass dectet and percussion written in June 2019 by Oriol Cruixent commissioned by the German brass ensemble Salaputia Brass and was premiered in Germany in September 2019.
What is necessary to perform this work?
INSTRUMENTATION
Horn in F (transposing pitch)
Trumpets in C (1, 2, 3 & 4)
Trombones (1, 2 & 3)
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Percussion: Cymbal (dark)
Tam-tam
Drum Set (6 Tom-toms or similar)
Bells (Tibetan or similar. Alternatively, handpans or similar may be used and should be always played "tremolo" to compensate for the lack of sustain).
Transposed score
Duration aprox. 9 min.