Turnage, Mark-Anthony: Scherzoid (2003-04) 13'

for orchestra

Scoring
4(IV=picc).2.cor A.2(II=bcl).ssax.bcl(=Ebcl).2.dbn-4.4.3.1-timp.perc(3):xyl/marimba/vib/cowbells/6lg gongs/SD/lg brake dr/2timbales/pedal BD/lg BD/lg wooden cube/lg hammer/sizzle cym-harp-pft(=cel)-strings

World Premiere
1/12/2005
Avery Fisher Hall, New York, New York
New York Philharmonic / Xian Zhang


Press Quotes      Deutsch
“Scherzoid is the latest example of Turnage’s ability to incorporate modern jazz influences into a fresh forward-minded orchestral idiom… A kaleidoscopic riot of blue-hued harmonies and silvery tuned percussion, the 13-minute Scherzoid evoked both Scherzo and “Schizo”. The pace was often wired and led to a high-impact climax, yet there were pools of lovely calm and a characteristic Turnage cameo for solo soprano saxophone.”
Star Ledger/NJ.com



“…13 minutes of relentlessly propulsive, high-octane rhythm, bubbling with scherzoid jokes, and bristling with schizoid dislocations of time and metre…pizzicato strings and gong-beats dapple the darkness, the bare brush of a cymbal temporarily calms the music into woodwind blues… Scherzoid is both aurally and visually exciting.”
The Times

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