The complete piece will consist of three movements, with the remaining two still in progress. Once finished, all movements will flow seamlessly into one another; however, each movement will also have an alternative ending to be performed individually.
Since the first movement needed to be ready for a concert in April 2025, I’m now offering it for sale individually ahead of the full release. Buyers of the first movement will receive a significant discount on the complete edition once it becomes available, should they wish to own the full work.
The print edition of “Amsel” (Movement 1) is printed on high quality 100-GSM paper at a fine 600dpi print resolution and is bound with a thick outer cover. Included with this is also a download code for the PDF version.
Included with this purchase
- Transposing score (If you wish to receive the score in C instead, please send a message to contact@edwards-music.com after you placed your order!)
- Woodwind parts (picc; fl 1,2; ob; cl; bcl; bn)
- Brass parts (tpt 1,2,3; tbn 1,2,3; tba)
- Percussion parts (pk; mallets; aux. perc.)
About the piece
The first movement, which bears the same name as the entire piece, was composed for Yannik Helm’s last wind orchestra project where it also premiered. The concert featured compositions by composers who were born or lived in Fulda and I was invited to be a part of it, which gave me the motivation to write this piece.
At the time, I had abstract images and stories of some garden fauna in my head, especially that of a blackbird (“Amsel” in German), which I set to music as usual. Unlike what often happens in works about birds, however, in “Amsel” you don’t observe a bird from an outsider’s point of view, but rather adopt its perspective.
So while composing, I found myself in a monumental world with dangers, feelings and thoughts from the experiences of this little bird.
Instrumentation
Woodwinds
Piccolo, Flute 1 & 2, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb (Low C), Bassoon
Brass
Trumpet in Bb 1, 2 & 3, Tenor Trombone 1, 2 & 3, Tuba
Percussion
Timpani, Bass drum, Castanets, Piatti, Suspended Cymbal, Snare drum, Tambourine, Triangle, Tubular bells, Glockenspiel, Xylophone
Details
Movement 1
Yannik Helm
Wood ’n Brass
