| Product ID | SON00001427 |
| Composer | Geert Jan Kroon |
| Duration | 40:00 min |
| Genre | Cantata-symphony |
| Instrumentation | Soprano and baritone singers with brass band |
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Mourned from Afar
| SKU | SON00001427 |
| Composer | Geert Jan Kroon |
| Arranger | |
| Genre | Cantata-symphony |
| Instrumentation | Soprano and baritone singers with brass band |
| Free description | Mourned from Afar is a Cantata-symphony for brassband, soprano and baritone (score only, parts licensed) |
| Grade | 6 |
| Duration | 40:00 min |
| Year | 2022 |
Program Notes
Mourned from Afar is a Cantata-symphony for brassband, soprano and baritone (score only, parts licensed)
Mourned from Afar is a work for brass band, soprano and baritone. It is intended as a requiem for the times we are going through in the pandemic that started in 2020. In addition, it is a personal testament to the emotions and struggles that the composer himself went through during this time.
The text was written by Monique Bronkhorst and used in the work in three languages. At the moment there is only the Swiss version with solos in German, French and Italian and accompaniment by brass band. This version was premiered in September 2022 by the Swiss Army Brass Band conducted by Philipp Werlen. There is also the option of a single language version.
Performance of the piece is under license by the composer. A score can be bought here, for the parts consult gjkmusic.nl/products/mourned-from-afar-bb
The work consists of the following parts:
- Prologue: an opening for brass band,
- Healthcare Heroes: solo for soprano,
- Transition 1: interlude for brass band,
- Loneliness: solo for baritone,
- Transition 2: intermezzo for brass band,
- Earth: duet for soprano and baritone,
- Transition 3: interlude for brass band,
- Lament: solo for soprano,
- Transition 4: interlude for brass band,
- Solidarity: solo for baritone,
- Transition 5: interlude for brass band,
- What if: duet for soprano and baritone,
- Epilogue: finale for brass band.
The transitions form the connecting element between the different sung parts.
The title refers to part of the text: “mourned at a distance, loved, missed” from the Lament.