{"product_id":"14381-birtwistle-harrison-the-triumph-of-time-full-score","title":"Birtwistle, Harrison. (b. 1934) The Triumph of Time - Full Score","description":"Full score to the important British composer's work for winds, brass and percussion, composed in 1971-1972. Facsimile edition in the composer's handwriting. [PN] UE 15518 L. [iii], 53 pp. Errata and additional instructions are mounted on the verso of the title page. 11.5 x 17.5 inches (29.2 x 44 cm). PLEASE NOTE THE LARGE FORMAT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\"The title of this orchestral work is taken from an engraving by Pieter Breughel the Elder which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit highlight\" style=\"\"\u003eBirtwistle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e encountered only once he had begun writing the piece, but which seemed entirely apt. The engraving depicts a procession of allegorical figures – Time, Death and Fame – moving across a desolate landscape, trampling over the ephemeral objects of earthly life, while in the background are represented eternal events such as the turning tides and seasons. Similarly, the music suggests a slow procession of musical ideas in the context of repeated events (amplified english horn and soprano saxophone melodies) and familiar objects (quotations from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eThe Fields of Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eChorale from a Toy-Shop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e). It confirms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hit highlight\" style=\"\"\u003eBirtwistle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e’s preoccupation with a new kind of non-narrative temporality, where recurrent musical objects are viewed in different lights and from constantly changing perspectives.\" (Jonathan Cross, New Grove.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093548716191,"sku":"14381","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Birtwistle_Harrison_Triumph_of_Time_14381_281_29.jpg?v=1722188770","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14381-birtwistle-harrison-the-triumph-of-time-full-score","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}