The Gliding of the Eagle in the Skies

für Orchester

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Edition: Performance material

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I must confess that before receiving the commission for a short orchestral piece from the Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa for their 30th anniversary, I didn’t know much about Basque music except for that there’s an amazing instrument: the tamburo basco. Fortunately I found and listened to many traditional songs from Ximun Haran’s collection on Google; extraordinary pieces that sing without words or lyrics.

There’s one song in particular that stayed in my memory. When I was listening to this song a picture in my mind appeared: an eagle gliding high in the skies, floating up high without moving, with it’s wings wide open; the glance of the eagle; the rustling of it’s wings in the wind; the endless space; the feeling of complete freedom. Peter Eötvös

Orchestral Cast

3 (1. auch Picc., 2. auch Picc., 3. auch Picc. u. Altfl.) · 3 (3. auch Engl. Hr.) · 3 Klar. in A (3. auch Bassklar.) · 3 (3. auch Kfg.) - 4 Hr. in F · 3 Trp. in B (alle drei: straight, wawa und cup mute) · 2 (beide: straight und cup mute) · Basspos. (soft mute) · 3 P. (1 Spieler) S. (I: Glsp. · 3 Crot. · 4 Röhrengl. · 2 Trgl. · Tamburo basco mit Schellen mittelgroß · Cong. [tief]; II: Cajón [hoch] zwischen Konzertmeister und Dirigenten platziert; III: Cajón [tief] zwischen 1. Violoncello und Dirigenten platziert) (3 Spieler) - 2 Hfe. - Str. (14 · 12 · 10 · 8 · 6)

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Title:

The Gliding of the Eagle in the Skies

für Orchester

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2011 (2016)

Duration:

12 ′

World Premiere:

October 15, 2012 · Pamplona (E)
Auditorio Baluarte
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada · Euskadiko Orkestra - Basque National Orchestra

January 31, 2013 · Bordeaux (F)
Auditorium
Conductor: Kwamé Ryan · Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

World Premiere (Revision) (world première of the revised version)

Commissioned work :

Commissioned by Euskadiko Orkestra