Suite No.4, Op.19 No.2 (Atterberg, Kurt)

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4 more: 2. Con moto • 3. Adagio • 4. Adagio • 5. Alla marcia, grave e pesante

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, No. 201, n.d.[1922]. Plate F.E.C.L. 8159. (KA4)
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13 more: Flute 2/Piccolo 2 (ad lib.) • Clarinet/Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Horn (F, ad lib.) • Trumpet 1 (B♭, ad lib.) • Trumpet 2 (B♭, ad lib.) • Timbre (Piano, ad lib.) • Celesta • Tam-Tam/Triangle/Castanets • Viola 1/Violins I (ad lib.) • Viola 2/Violins II (ad lib.) • Viola 3 • Cellos • Basses

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For String Quartet

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Work Title Suite No.4
Alternative. Title Turandot-Suite nach alten chinesischen Melodien ("Turandot Suite based on ancient Chinese melodies")
Composer Atterberg, Kurt
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.19, No.2
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IKA 7
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Adagio
  2. Con moto
  3. Adagio
  4. Adagio
  5. Alla marcia, grave e pesante
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1920
First Publication. 1922
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail

2 flutes (2nd flute ad lib., 2nd also piccolo), clarinet (also bass clarinet), horn (ad lib.), 2 trumpets (ad lib.),
tam-tam, triangle, castanets, celesta, timbre (piano ad lib.), strings

  1. flute, clarinet, horn (ad lib.), celesta, strings
  2. piccolo, bass clarinet, horn (ad lib.), 2 trumpets (ad lib.), jeu de timbre (celesta or piano), triangle, castanets, strings
  3. flute, bass clarinet, celesta, strings
  4. flute, bass clarinet, celesta, tam-tam, strings
  5. flute, bass clarinet, horn, 2 trumpets, horn, jeu de timbre (keyboard glockenspiel), triangle, tam-tam, strings
External Links Svensk Musik (entry for string quartet arrangement)
WorldCat: "ca.1920" for first publication.
Extra Information
The main melody used in this suite, known as "Air Chinois", is the same used by Carl Maria von Weber and subsequently Paul Hindemith in their "Turandot" works, taken from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Dictionnaire de musique (1768).

Translation of inscription from score:
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To be included in the program for concert performances:

1: Calaf sees the image of Turandot.
2: Altoum - Truffaldino - March.
3: Chamber in the Seraglio.
4: Calaf's Night in the Seraglio.
5: Turandot - March


In stage performances:
Prelude:

  • I from the beginning to the end.
  • Calaf sees the image of Turandot: I from A to the end.

Prelude to the second act: II.

  • Altoum appears: II.
  • Calaf appears: III to F.
  • Turandot appears: V.
  • Final march: V.

Prelude to the third act: III.
Metamorphosis in the fourth act: III.

  • Calaf and Skirina: IV to J.
  • Calaf and Zelima: IV from J to K several times.
  • Calaf and Truffaldino: IV from L to M several times.
  • Calaf and Adelma: IV from N to the end.

Prelude to the fifth act: II.

  • Turandot appears: V.
  • Turandot's final replica: I from A to the end