Universal Edition - Johannes Maria Staud – Polygon | Music | for piano and orchestra

Johannes Maria Staud
*17.08.1974

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Johannes Maria Staud
Polygon | Music | for piano and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 2002
Subtitle: Music
Scored for: for piano and orchestra
Composer: Johannes Maria Staud
Soloinstruments/Soloists: piano
Instrumentation: 3 2 2 3 - 0 3 2 1 - perc(4), hp, acc, sax(2), wagner tuba(3), str(12 10 8 6 5)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute (+picc); 2nd flute (+picc); 3rd flute (+bass fl(C)); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; soprano saxophone in Bb (+bar.sax(Eb)); alto saxophone in Eb (+bar.sax(Eb)); 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st wagner tuba in B; 2nd wagner tuba in B; 3rd wagner tuba in F; 1st piccolo trumpet in B; 2nd piccolo trumpet in B (+tpt(C)); 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; contrabass tuba; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; 4th percussion; accordion; harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 12
Dedication: für Thomas Larcher

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World Première
Location: Musikverein, Großer Saal Wien / Austria
Date: 11.10.2002
Orchestra: RSO Wien
Conductor: Bertrand de Billy
Main Soloists: Thomas Larcher, Klav
Work Introduction

The title Polygon – according to the dictionary, a geometric form consisting of n points (the corners of the polygon) and n connecting lines (the sides of the polygon) – was a sure thing fairly soon after work on the composition began.

This so absolute and beautiful-sounding expression [...]