Grabbed from Gabrieli
Gabrieli arr Marshall
1 S + SoSSAATTBBGbCb. Steve says: 'I wrote Grabbed From Gabrieli for a massed playing session at the 2008 Northern Recorder Course. It's a huge piece, comprising a 2-minute prelude, then a single movement lasting nearly 35 minutes. Just as a bit of fun this latter section is exactly 1,000 bars long. The prelude is Gabrieli's 'Inclina Domine', which I have left unaltered, except for expanding its original 6 parts to 12, by means of doubling, mainly at 8' pitch. Then the main show begins. The piece is minimalist in approach, and a basic pulse is set up, which is unending. Over this, fragments of Inclina Domine are gradually introduced, and these fragments (together with some of my own tunes) are combined in various ways. The performance on the course went very well, and people found it an interesting, perhaps unique, experience to play and concentrate for such a long time. It is accessible to most people, as the notes themselves (other than for the soloist) are reasonably easy.'
1 S + SoSSAATTBBGbCb. Steve says: 'I wrote Grabbed From Gabrieli for a massed playing session at the 2008 Northern Recorder Course. It's a huge piece, comprising a 2-minute prelude, then a single movement lasting nearly 35 minutes. Just as a bit of fun this latter section is exactly 1,000 bars long. The prelude is Gabrieli's 'Inclina Domine', which I have left unaltered, except for expanding its original 6 parts to 12, by means of doubling, mainly at 8' pitch. Then the main show begins. The piece is minimalist in approach, and a basic pulse is set up, which is unending. Over this, fragments of Inclina Domine are gradually introduced, and these fragments (together with some of my own tunes) are combined in various ways. The performance on the course went very well, and people found it an interesting, perhaps unique, experience to play and concentrate for such a long time. It is accessible to most people, as the notes themselves (other than for the soloist) are reasonably easy.'
