Oriol Cruixent
Penta Infinitum
Short instrumentation: 3 2 2 2 - 4 3 3 1, str
Duration: 30'
Solos:
5× percussion
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
piccolo
1st oboe
2nd oboe (+c.a)
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
3rd trumpet in C
1st trombone
2nd trombone
bass trombone
tuba
violin I (16 players)
violin II (14 players)
viola (12 players)
violoncello (10 players)
double bass (8 players)
Penta Infinitum
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Work introduction
Penta Infinitum (from Greek and Latin: five - infinite) is a concerto for five percussionists and symphony orchestra composed by Oriol Cruixent on the occasion of the five-hundredth anniversary of the Bavarian State Orchestra (1523- 2023). The work is divided into three parts: I-Introitus regius (royal entrance), II-Invocatio ...Incarnatio (invocation ...incarnation, embodiment), III-Celebratio (celebration). While the first and third movements are conceived in a clearly festive character (the first on ceremonial, the last one popular), the central movement invites the listener to a journey that culminates in a sonic appearance of seven fragments of historical works: three fragments from compositions by Orlande de Lassus, two fragments from the opera Idomeneo by W. A. Mozart, and finally one excerpt from Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and one from Die Walküre. These quoted, historical compositions share the distinction of having been premiered in Munich by the orchestra being honoured.
Penta infinitum was commissioned by the Bavarian State Opera in 2023 and dedicated to ATTACCA Youth Orchestra of the Bavarian State Orchestra and to the Ensemble OPERcussion percussionists of the Bavarian State Orchestra. The premiere took place in July 2023 at the Prinzregententheater in Munich under the baton of Allan Bergius, with OPERcussion as soloists.
What is necessary to perform this work?
INSTRUMENTATION
SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA
3 Flutes (3rd plays always piccolo)
2 Oboes (2nd also plays English Horn) (both play also "...Incarnatio" from the balcony, left side)
2 Clarinets in B flat
2 Bassoons (both play also "...Incarnatio" from the balcony, left side)
4 Horns in F (Horn 1. plays also "...Incarnatio" from the balcony, right side)
3 Trumpets in C (Tpt. 1.&2. play also "...Incarnatio" from the balcony, right side)
2 Trombones (Tbn. 1. plays also "...Incarnatio" from the balcony, right side)
1 Bass Trombone (plays also "...Incarnatio" from the balcony, right side)
1 Tuba
Strings (16-14-12-10-8)
PERCUSSION SOLO
Percussion 1: *Provençal Drum, Timpani (5x, "Superball" needed), Tam-tam (shared with Perc.2), 3x Crotales (high D, high E, high G), Tibetan Bowl (highest pitch)
Percussion 2: *Provençal Drum, Basler Drum, **Floor Tom 16"-18", Tam-tam (shared with Perc.1), Glockenspiel, 4x Crotales (high D, high E flat, high E, high G), Tibetan Bowl (lowest pitch), Set-Up 2: Bongos, Congas, Tambourine, Tambourine on a stand, 2x Woodblocks, 1x Cow Bell, Vibraslap, Cymbals (Ride bell, China dark, Crash, Hi-hat closed), Snare Drum (only for side stick sound, snares on).
Percussion 3: *Provençal Drum, Tambourin (Riq), **Floor Tom 16"-18", Darbuka, 4x Crotales (low D, low E, low G, high E flat), Tibetan Bowl (medium-low pitch), Set-Up 3: 6x drums (e.g. Tom-toms, including the 16" floor tom), Cymbals (Ride, crasher, crash dark, china dark, Hi-hat), Snare Drum, Tambourine on a stand, Triangle (or similar), Congas, Bongos, Timbales.
Percussion 4 *Provençal Drum, **Floor Tom 16"-18", Tibetan Bowl (medium pitch), Vibraphone (4-mallets, motor and arco needed)
Percussion 5 *Provençal Drum, **Floor Tom 16"-18", 3x Crotales (low D, low E), Tibetan Bowl (medium-high pitch), C-Marimba (4-mallets, graduate mallets)
* All five Provençal Drums should be tuned slightly differently. It is not mandatory that all five drums are the same size. The most full-bodied and wide sounding ones should be played by Percussion 2 and 3.
** The Floor-Toms should sound full-bodied, like a Gran Cassa. The four Floor Toms should be tuned differently, achieving a bigger and broader collective sound. Think of it as if the blending of the four Toms evoked a new, wider instrument.
Transposed score
Duration aprox. 30 min.