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Mount Everest - Sample sheet music
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Title Mount Everest
Article no. 4010033
Category Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory Original contemporary music (20th, 21st century)
Instrumentation Ha (concert/wind band)
Format PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication Netherlands (nl)
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Year of publication 2004
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Composer Vlak, Kees
Difficulty level 5
Evaluation level of countries A3 (Austrian C level); C2 (Swiss 3rd class); D3 (German medium level)
Duration 8:20
Additional info/contents This composition basically consists of three fragments and an epilogue (conclusion):
1) Plateaux
2) Sherpas
3) Climb.
The piece starts with a musical depiction of the deserted plateauxs and mountain peaks of the Himalayas. The mysteriousness of the Tibetan country was caused by its inaccessibility to other nations. One even believed that there was a paradise behind the huge mountains; the land of Shangra La.
1) After the sound of a gong, the Asian-like theme arises extremely softly from the decay of the percussion. In bars 4 and 5 the syllables of Hi-ma-la-ya echo. Then a second theme appears; it symbolises the enchantment of the mountaineers by seeing the Mount Everest.
2) Eastern percussion, very evenly without emotion, sound from the deserted village of the sherpas. The phrasing is prescribed by the number 'three'. From measure 56 Tibetian monks sing a chant, also with the religious background of the number 'three'.
3) The third part starts of with the sight of the giant Mount Everest with an entirely new theme, that is played impressively by the strong low brass instruments of the band, immediately followed by the excited big climbing. The many surprises are depicted by the changing time signatures. Two themes are in constant battle; the binary Himalaya theme and the ternary Mount Everest theme. Only once there is a steely composure. The registers in which the piece is played increase. The tension rises. Then the peak is reached. A long pause follows before one realises that one is on top of the world. Slowly the emotions of joy grow and lead to an enormous climax. The first enchanted theme sounds again in total glory.

Cette œuvre est composée de trois fragments:
1) les hautes plaines
2) les sherpas
3) l'ascension puis
d'un épilogue.
D'abord il y a un portrait musical des hautes plaines désertes et des massifs montagneux du mystérieux Himalaya. Le mystère qui plane sur le Tibet est dû au fait que ce pays n'était pas accessible à d'autres peuples. Une croyance populaire disait même que ces énormes montagnes cachaient l'accès à un paradis : le pays de Shangra Lhi.
1) Au coup de gong apparaît le thème asiatique qui s'élève lentement de l'écho de la percussion. On entend les syllabes du mot 'Hi-ma-la-ya' dans la quatrième et la cinquième mesure. Puis vient le thème secondaire qui évoque l'enchantement des alpinistes admirant le Mont Everest.
2) On entend les sons réguliers de la percussion asiatique qui montent du village isolé des montagnards, les Sherpas. Le phrasé est dominé par le chiffre trois. A la mesure 56, on découvre le chant des moines tibétains.
3) Le troisième fragment débute par une vue du Mont Everest avec un tout nouveau thème imposant, interprété par les registres bas de l'orchestre. Puis la grande ascension débute dans une atmosphère très excitée. Deux thèmes sont en conflit permanent : le thème binaire de l'Himalaya et le thème ternaire du Mont Everest. Il n'y a qu'une seule pause. Les registres utilisés sont de plus en plus hauts. La tension monte … Puis on arrive au sommet. Il y a une longue pause avant que l'on réalise qu'on se trouve sur le toit du monde. Petit à petit les émotions de joie se libèrent pour atteindre finalement son paroxysme et le thème de l'echantement résonne dans toute sa gloire.
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