Lance Hulme

"The Good Morrow", for Baritone and orchestra

Instrumentation2/2/1/1//1/0/0/0///hrp//strings, Baritone
Length8"
DifficultyCollege or community orchestra (a slighty difficult solo violin passage) and college-level Baritone.
CommentsAn approachable orchestral song on John Donne's famous love poem, "The Good Morrow". The piece will fit almost any occasion as the setting is as romantic as the poem. Although not functional tonality, the harmonic motion is grounded in D, and the orchestration lush with rather easy string parts. The vocal part is traditional, lyric and drawn from the composer's experience writing, accompianing, conducting and singing opera and art song. The piece begins with a long orchestra introduction depicting (not too literally) a sunrise and flows into the song, which is a love declaration to the waking lover.
SourcesScore and parts (Finale) are available from In Pegno Music at LanceRHulme@aol.co
ExtrasRecordings (multiple performances) available by request.
History-
Contributorthe composer
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Stealing Fire

Instrumentation3/3/4 (bass cl.)/3 (contra)//4/3/3/1//3 perc/hp/pno/16/16/12/8/4
Length8 minutes
DifficultyProfessional
CommentsWinner of the 1998 Rudolf Nissim Prize and Grand Prize, witold Lutoslawski Prize IV, Stealing Fire has been performed in Germany, Poland, Japan and the United States and broadcast on Southern German Radio. This eight minute piece is a dramatic continuous accelerando from a diffuse adagio beginning to a breadneck orchestra unison. Stealing Fire appeals to all audiences and is great concert opener.
SourcesScore and parts (Finale) are available from In Pegno Music at LanceRHulme@aol.co
Extras
HistoryFirst Performance: American Composers Orchestra Whittaker New Music Readings
World Premiere: Pioneer Valley Orchestra Massachusetts, USA
European Premiere: State Theater of Baden Orchestra, Karlsruhe, Germany
Japanese Premiere: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (ISCM Festival)
Polish Premiere: Warsaw Philharmonic (Warsaw Autumn)
Contributorthe composer
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Stargazing

Instrumentation3/3/3 (bass)/3 (contra)//4/3/3/1//3 perc/hp/16/16/12/8/4/Soprano Solo
Length12 min.
DifficultyProfessional
CommentsStargazing grows from a simple circular melody into a vast orchestral canvas supporting a soprano vocalese. Gradually, the texure, tempo, rhythmic complexity increase as the melody transforms into a splendid wordless aria to the stars.
SourcesScore and parts (Finale) are available from In Pegno Music at LanceRHulme@aol.co
Extras
HistoryStargazing was commissioned by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, which premeiered the work in November 2001. A recording is available on LiveNotes "Anthems for the New Millenium" CD.
ContributorLance Hulme
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