Is written in two movements. The slower opening movement is impressionistic and crystalline with the marimba serving as an obligate over the orchestral harmonies. Only in the two cadenzas does the marimba texture thicken, reminiscent of Bennett's earlier writing for solo marimba.
The driving second movement features a molto ritmico theme for the marimba which is punctuated by the orchestra. The movement builds to a fiendishly difficult in temp cadenza where the marimba, in effect, becomes the entire orchestra. A brief echo of the first movement is heard which leads to the dramatic close of the piece.
Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Orchestra was commissioned by William Moersch and New Music Marimba. The premiere took place on March 11, 1988 with the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra in Allentown, Pennsylvania with Mr Moersch as soloist.
Marcin Blazewicz, born in Warsaw in 1953, is one of the most successful Polish composers of contemporary music. He studied composition with Francois-Bernard Mache, Iannis Xenakis and Olivier Messiaen at the Chopin Music Conservatoire in Warsaw where he has been teaching instrumentation since 1985 and composition since 2004. To this day, he has written more than 200 works for the theatre, radio and film.
Blazewicz composed 'Concerto rustico' specifically for 'The 5th World Marimba Competition 2008' in Stuttgart. The virtuoso concertante piece is written in a moderately modern style (tonal) and influenced by jazz elements - a valuable addition to every modern concert programme.
kleine Flöte
1. Flöte
2. Flöte (+Picc)
1. Oboe
2. Oboe
1. Klarinette in B
2. Klarinette in B
Bassklarinette in B
Sopransaxophon in B
1. Fagott
2. Fagott
Kontrafagott
1. Horn in F
2. Horn in F
3. Horn in F
4. Horn in F
5. Horn in F
6. Horn in F
1. Trompete in C
2. Trompete in C
3. Trompete in C
4. Trompete in C
1. Posaune
2. Posaune
3. Posaune
4. Posaune
1. Tuba
2. Tuba
1. Pauken
2. Pauken
1. Schlagzeug
2. Schlagzeug
3. Schlagzeug
4. Schlagzeug
Harfe
Celesta
Violine I, 1., 2. Pult (4)
Violine I, 3., 4. Pult (4)
Violine I, 5.–7. Pult (6)
Violine II (12)
Viola (10)
Violoncello (8)
Kontrabass (8)