| Instrumentation | 2 Flutes, 1 doubles Piccolo Oboe/English Horn Bb Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Bassoon 2 Horns 2 C Trumpets 2 Trombones 1 Tuba Timpani Percussion (2 Players) Solo Electric Guitar Piano Violin I Violin II Viola Cello Contrabass
Percussion List: Triangle/ Small Bell Cowbell Temple blocks
Mallet Percussion (Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Marimba)
Cymbals: Sizzle Cymbal Ride Cymbal Sus Cymbal Tam -tam Hi hat cymbal
Tambourine Shaker Castanets Snare drum Toms Timbale Bongos with mallets Bass Drum |
| Length | 25 minutes |
| Difficulty | medium |
| Comments | Concerto for Electric Guitar is a classically structured concerto in three movements. The first movement is structured after Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sonata. In addition, conscious influences include Arvo Pärt, John Cage and Jimi Hendrix.
Concerto for Electric Guitar
In memory of Peter Safar
In three movements:
I. Grave-Allegro con brio
II. Andante Cantabile y lyrico -
III. Rondo Energetico |
| Sources | Paul Safar
1022 Monroe Street, Eugene,OR 97402 541 868 5725
psafar@comcast.net info@cblossom.org
www.paulsafar.com |
| Extras | https://soundcloud.com/paulsafar/concerto-for-electric-guitar-movement-i https://soundcloud.com/paulsafar/concerto-for-electric-guitar-movements-ii-iii |
| History | This is a piece many years in the making. The concept began as far back as 1995. I wrote it in 2010 and then revised it in 2023. It was premiered by Olem Alves, guitar solo in 2012 with an orchestra comprised of Eugene Symphony members. It was performed a few months later by the Lane Community College Symphony Orchestra and most recently recorded by Orchestra Next, Brian McWhorter,conductor. |
| Contributor | the composer |
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