Symphony No. 2: Kleetüden
The Symphony No. 2: Kleetüden; Variationen für Orchester nach Paul Klee (Variations for Orchestra after Paul Klee) by Jason Wright Wingate was completed in 2009 and consists of 27 movements, each depicting a painting or drawing by Paul Klee. In form, the movements are also variations on a musical theme based on the letters of the artist's name, each taking its title from the Klee work referenced.[1]
The Symphony's movements, with English translation of titles followed by tempo markings, are as follows:[1]
- Bewegung der Gewölbe ("Movement of the Vaulted Chambers") - Andante gotico
- Furcht vor Verdoppelung ("Fear of Becoming Double") - Vivace misurato
- Eros ("Eros") - Grave libidinoso
- Die Zwitschermaschine ("The Twittering Machine") - Allegro meccanico
- Gelehrter ("Scholar") - Lento con moto
- Flucht vor sich [erstes Stadium] ("Flight from Oneself [First State]") - Prestissimo
- Einsiedelei ("Hermitage") - Larghetto introspettivo
- Der Tod für die Idee ("Death for an Idea") - Vivace portentoso
- Zwillinge ("Twins") - Allegro compiaciuto
- Seltsamer Garten ("Strange Garden") - Largo germogliare
- Rechnender Greis ("Old Man Counting") - Andante calcolazione
- Fatales Fagott Solo ("Fatal Bassoon Solo") - Allegretto sinistro
- Uhrpflanzen ("Clock-plants") - Adagietto cronologico
- Fuge in Rot ("Fugue in Red") - Moderato rossastro
- Regen ("Rain") - Allegretto spruzzatina
- Paukenspieler ("Kettledrummer") - Grave morboso
- Ein Stückchen Eden ("A Fragment of Eden") - Andantino innocente
- Mit den beiden Verirrten ("With the Two Lost Ones") - Lento ansioso
- Leidende Frucht ("Suffering Fruit") - Lento antropomorfismo
- Ausgang der Menagerie ("Outing of the Menagerie") - Vivace zoologico
- Mädchen in Trauer ("Girl in Mourning") - Andante addolorato
- Schwarzer Fürst ("Black Prince") - Allegro bellicoso
- Gestirne über dem Tempel ("The Firmament Above the Temple") - Larghissimo contemplativo
- Katze und Vogel ("Cat and Bird") - Andantino desideroso
- Anatomie der Aphrodite ("Anatomy of Aphrodite") - Allegretto cubista
- Die Schlangengöttin und ihr Feind ("The Snake Goddess and Her Foe") - Con moto mitologico
- Ad Parnassum ("To Parnassus") - Allegro trascendente
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jason Wingate - SYMPHONY No. 2 KLEETUDEN". Jwingate.org. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2010-03-12.