Philippe BOESMANS (born 1936). Autograph... - Lot 197 - Ader

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Philippe BOESMANS (born 1936). Autograph... - Lot 197 - Ader
Philippe BOESMANS (born 1936). Autograph musical manuscript, Doublures, [1977]; [1]-44 leaves 43 x 32 cm (small tear to last leaf). Orchestral score of this concertante piece for harp, piano, percussion and orchestra, commissioned by the Ensemble intercontemporain, and premiered by it on March 30, 1977 in Paris at the Théâtre de la Ville, as part of its Passage du XXe siècle concerts, by Marie-Claire Jamet (harp), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Michel Cals (percussion), under the direction of Michel Tabachnik; published in 1979 by Jobert [WD23]. With a duration of 11 minutes, Doublures has 190 bars. In addition to the three soloists, the instrumental line-up includes 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 2 percussionists, 3 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and double bass, divided into four groups. Philippe Boesmans has indicated: "The notion of doubling offers three applications. One is traditional, when several instruments play the same frequency and thus create a specific colour, due to the mixture of natural harmonics emitted by the chosen instruments. The other is homorhythmic; it occurs when different instruments perform identical rhythmic figures, regardless of the frequencies used. Finally, doublings due to the repetition in time of similar elements (e.g. echoes, pre-echoes) are used throughout the work. This type of doubling is established either between the four instrumental groups, or between them and the soloists, or between the soloists themselves. The manuscript is carefully written in Indian ink on 36-line tracing paper. The first sheet is entitled "Doublures pour harpe, piano et percussion soli et 4 groupes instrumentaux", with the list of percussion instruments (vibra, marimba and crotales for the soloist), the explanation of the signs of the score, and the diagram of the arrangement of the instruments in four groups around the soloists.
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