Johannes Jansson
PEACE SYMPHONY for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Choir & Symphony Orchestra
Short instrumentation: 5 5 3 3 - 16 9 9 1, timp, perc(4), cel, hp, str
Duration: 50'
Choir: mixed choir
Instrumentation details:
1st flute (2 players)
piccolo
2nd flute (2 players)
cor anglais
1st oboe (2 players)
2nd oboe (2 players)
bass clarinet in Bb
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
3rd bassoon
1st horn in F (4 players)
2nd horn in F (4 players)
3rd horn in F (4 players)
4th horn in F (4 players)
1st trumpet in Bb (3 players)
2nd trumpet in Bb (3 players)
3rd trumpet in Bb (3 players)
1st trombone (3 players)
2nd trombone (3 players)
3rd trombone (3 players)
tuba
timpani
percussion (4 players)
celesta
harp
violin I (16 players)
violin II (14 players)
viola (12 players)
violoncello
double bass (8 players)
PEACE SYMPHONY for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Choir & Symphony Orchestra
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gemischter Chor (PEACE SYMPHONY for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Choir & Symphony Orchestra)
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Johannes Jansson
PEACE SYMPHONY for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Choir & Symphony Orchestra
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Johannes Jansson
PEACE SYMPHONY for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Choir & Symphony Orchestra
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Type: Klavierauszug
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Work introduction
Peace Symphony is a dedication to humanity. Its words by Tawakkol Karman carry a vision of a wide human possibility and yet unknown great future.
As composer of the symphony I was obliged to follow and live up to its call. The reality it describes through Mrs. Karman's own experiences at the Tahrir Square in Sana'a, living there for months in a tent, leading the Arabic spring in Yemen. It was there she was offered the Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
They were protesting for Peace, after 33 years of dictatorship. But Mrs. Karman's message doesn't stop short there. She turns to the world with the urgent request: "Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but to also stop oppression and injustice".
I continue relating to Mrs. Karman's words, framing the expression aspired for in this symphony:
*"..it is the sound and the soul of the people who suffer from struggle for freedom and justice. It is the sound of the brave people against tyrannies, and the dreamers for a better life and future. It is the belief of the people on a shining future, despite all deterioration that happened now, injustice, hatred, racism."
It was to this Spirit I was dedicated composing the Peace Symphony.
Johannes Jansson
Tawakkol Karman's comment after the premiere 13.4.2018
Link to the premiere concert 13.4.2018 & presentation by Tawakkol Karman
https://www.berwaldhallen.se/konsert/peace-symphony
What is necessary to perform this work?
No performance requirements for the stage needed.