Creneaux
Jacqueline Fontyn (trans. by composer)
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General Info
Year: 1982 / 1983 / 1997
Duration: c. 17:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Molenaar Edition
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Movements
- Assemblée
- Contemplation
- Faisceaux
- Météores
- Broulliard
- Choral Varié
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Créneaux (slots), was written for symphony orchestra in 1982 and transcribed for symphonic band by the composer one year later, in 1983.
This work was originally conceived for symphony orchestra; it was written for young musicians or amateurs with the intention of familiarizing them with certain aspects of instrumental writing of our time. Jacqueline Fontyn has remained true to her own style whilst avoiding technical difficulties. The six, fairly short pieces evoke the images suggested by their titles. Assemblée (Gathering) is based on a stylized trumpet call, treated with humor. In Contemplation, harmonious chords follow each other without haste: the challenge for the performers is to play pianissimo. After the entangled arabesques of Faisceaux (Bundles) come the resonant bursts and sudden breaks of Météores, written in A-B-A form, with a celestial central passage. The soft and vague sonorities of Brouillard (mist) precede the sixth piece, Choral Varié (variations on a chorale); which ends the work with a brief reminder of Assemblée.
- Program Note by editor
Media
- Audio: Reference recording (Assemblée). Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn (Heinz Friesen, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Contemplation). Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn (Heinz Friesen, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Faisceaux). Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn (Heinz Friesen, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Météores). Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn (Heinz Friesen, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Brouillard). Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn (Heinz Friesen, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Choral Varié). Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn (Heinz Friesen, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Aratoro (1992)
- Blake’s Mirror (1993)
- Créneaux (1982/1983/1997)
- Frises (1975)
- Leopoldo Primo (2007)
Resources
- "CRÉNEAUX for Youth Symphony Band by Jacqueline Fontyn (Belgium, 1930)." WASBE. Web. (Featured as WASBE’s Composition of the Week, 16 October 2023). Accessed 16 October 2023
- Fontyn, J. [1988]. Creneaux: For Band = Harmonie [score]. Molenaar: Wormerveer, Neth..
- Jacqueline Fontyn website. Accessed 16 October 2023