Indian Suite for orchestra, based on authentic Indian Melodies from the collection of Maud MacCarthy (First print/Urtext)
Foulds, John Herbert
36,00 €
Preface
John Herbert Foulds – Indian Suite (new print, 2025)
(b. Manchester, 2 November 1880 – d. Calcutta, 25 April 1939)
(1932-35)
Based on authentic Indian Melodies
from the collection of Maud MacCarthy
Transcribed and orchestrated by John Foulds
I Bhavanuta. A joyful song to Shri Rama
(Moderato gioioso) p. 1
II Da ta sé. Prelude to a Play
(Allegro vigoroso) p. 16
III Navali Ladali. Love Song of Krishna and Radha (Lento) p. 24
IV Tandava nritya keri. The Elephant-God is invited to perform Tandava (Allegretto quasi allegro) p. 26
V Manasu karagathémi. Hymn to Vishnu
(Allegro brioso) p. 34
Scoring
2 flutes, 1 oboe, 1 cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B-flat and A, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, Timpani,
Percussion (4 players): tenor drum, bass drum, triangle, toe-bells (or tambourine jingles only), glockenspiel, xylophone, Harp, Strings
John Foulds is, to my mind, perhaps the greatest twentieth-century composer of genius to be entirely ignored, not only in England, but altogether. His wholly original music exudes freedom, lightness, immediacy, and a joy of discovery capable of touching and thrilling the listener in a unique way. Foulds was at once a pioneer, a true adventurer, a comprehensive master of form, a vivacious practicing musician as a conductor, cellist, and pianist, an insatiable explorer, a prime example of unlimited stylistic versatility, a tireless innovator, and the possessor of a critical and free-thinking mind. Above all he was a man who always strove for the utmost while remaining ever cognizant of his human inadequacy. This lent him a natural modesty and enabled him to come closer and closer to his actual goal of reaching absolute freedom, of being an “enlightened one.” He found the crucial elements for his quest in Eastern culture, as handed down by the “masters of wisdom” in Central Asia and India, and sought to combine them with constructive elements of Western culture to fashion a higher unity. None of the personal setbacks and the tragic sides of his life are imposed on the listeners of his music, which invariably speaks a warm-hearted, unsentimental, and authentic language. …
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Score Data
Score Number | 1152a |
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Special Edition | Foulds Edition |
Genre | Orchestra |
Pages | 75 |
Special Size | 270 x 380 mm |
Printing | First print |
Performance Materials | available |