- Year of composition: 2009
- Work category: Orchestral works in one movement
- Dedication: Stefan Solyom
- First performed: 2 April 2009, Gothenburg Concert Hall. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Stefan Solyom.
- Duration: 8 min
Instrumentation
1 picc, 2 fl, 3 ob, 2 cl, 1 bcl, 2 fg, 1 cfg, 4 cor, 3 trpt, 3 trbn, 1 tuba, timpani, 3 percussion, harp, strings
The harp part may be doubled ad lib.
Location for score and part material
Gehrmans Musikförlag
Description of work
Prelude for symphony orchestra in one movement. Contrasts between tonal and atonal, loud and soft, organic and mechanical gradually unite.
Links
https://www.benjaminstaern.se/?page_id=1513
Work comment
Jubilate takes its cue from collective joy: the sound of spectators cheering and the exhilaration of a shared celebration. Its destructive counterpart is the aggression of hooligans who disrupt the festivities.
These opposing forces become musical contrasts: tonal and atonal, loud and soft, organic and mechanical. As the work unfolds, the contrasts gradually dissolve and finally unite.