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- Purple ritual (2009) duration: ca. 9'-10'

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- 6 very large and resonant Chimes:
   Wood (hard, avoid the bamboo),
Bamboo (medium high*) * For instance the KOLBERG Bamboo wind-chimes, medium "Naruko", only the highest 28 tubes.,
   Metal (cans for instance, organized by low, medium and high ranges, avoid the typically used scale-organized Wind chimes racks),
   Stone (may be replaced by additional irregular chimes if necessary),
   Glass (lamp bulbs for instance, organized by low, medium and high ranges, avoid the typically used scale-organized Wind chimes racks),
   Seashell (including very thin, smooth and delicate range as well as medium and lower one).
   ALL must resonate long.

- 5 Temple blocks

- 8 Cymbals: Hi-hat (with Pedal set on half open), 1 Orchestra heavy cymbal, 22" (inches) cymbal, 18" cymbal, 16" cymbal, 16" Rived cymbal, 12" Splash cymbal and 10" Splash cymbal.
   These dimensions represent the suggestion of a scale and may be adapted freely.

- 3 Tam-tams: very high, med. high and (med.) low

- 7 Skins or Drums for example, consisting of; 3 Bongos (very high, high and medium**), 3 Tom-toms (high, medium and (very) low) and Bass drum (particularly resonant).
    This instrument distribution represents the suggestion of a scale and may be adapted freely.
    ** The medium one may be replaced with a Chinese drum "Low Pitch Battle Drum" for instance.

accessories (optional)
- Material to attach to the thumbnail. (See Note, for the DRUMS)

mallets
- 1 Tam-tam beater
- 2 Snare drum sticks
- 1 metal brush

photos of the Set-up (iwhich was used as a base during the Geneva Competition 2009)

PROGRAM NOTE
Purple is a general term for the range of shades of colour occurring between red and blue. If we consider the red as the human passion and the blue a mysticism-oriented colour then the purple position in between would be (ideally) the magic gate in between. Through a high level of excitement and virtuosity I wanted this piece to spread the huge amount of energy, vibrations and wishes raised by the performer.
Would it be (musically) possible to pass "through the door" ?

COMMENTS
Warning ! Although it is not explicitly wished to break glass bulbs during the performance, so many bulbs were broken during the rehearsals that it is absolutely part of the piece characteristics now. Ya-Hsin CHENG made it in such spectacular and cute way during her preliminary round performance for the Geneva Competition 2009 that it quickly appeared an opportunity to show it instead of hide it. Aesthetically it corresponds to Alin Gherman's (permanent) experimental approach.
Moreover, the specific noise produced by the breaking glass could be considered as a prolongation of the simultaneously played cymbal.
(Conclusion : You may break glass bulbs BUT ONLY if the glass chimes were NOT made by the composer ! Go on !)

VERSIONS
opus 78
current version: Concours de Genève v2 New version ! Ask for the update which was made after the Geneva Competition performances !
Two standalone pieces based on parts of "Purple ritual" exist as well : - "Cymbals Vitamins" (variation), duration: ca. 3'30", - "Dance -under impending rain-", duration: ca. 3' .

MISCELLANEOUS
Dedicated to Simon FORSTER and his family.
Commissioned by the 64th Geneva International Music Competition -2009
with the support of ProHelvetia, Fondation suisse pour la Culture

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RECORDINGS
2009 - DVD Video released by Sidéral Film SA Geneve (Switzerland) with the performances of the 15 candidates selected for the "Récital 1" round. The video clips of all 31 candidates are also available. Recorded in High Definition. 1 DVD= 30 Chf / 30 US $ / 20 Euro + shipping costs/ 2 DVD's= 50 Chf / 50 US $ / 33 Euro + shipping costs

ABOUT PERFORMANCES
2009 - Concours de Genève : see the details for each performer on the individual video preview page on www.youtube.com/alinescu1

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(audio excerpt, mp3 file 320kbits - 1'17" of 9'07" - the beginning)
Brian ARCHINAL (percussion) playing live at the Geneva Competition 2009 (1st Round), Unimail

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PROGRAM NOTE (see "Purple ritual")
Standalone variation upon the first part of "Purple ritual". The instrumentation comprises only cymbals and a bass drum. In addition, there are some speech voice elements. COMMENTS
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VERSIONS
opus 78b
current version: v.1.2

MISCELLANEOUS
Dedicated to Simon FORSTER and his family.

RECORDINGS
none - please report a new recording !

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INSTRUMENTATION >>

PROGRAM NOTE (see "Purple ritual")
Standalone version of the third part of "Purple ritual".

COMMENTS
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VERSIONS
opus 78c
current version: temporary v.1

MISCELLANEOUS
Dedicated to Simon FORSTER and his family.

RECORDINGS
none - please report a new recording !

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- Duel (2006) duration: ca. 3'

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PROGRAM NOTE
Inspired by 5 Romanian folk songs. As the Romanian composer Dan DEDIU said after listening to "Folclor" : "The nostalgia of simplicity trough a (contemporary) musical vocabulary which is not innocent." (in Romanian)-- "Nostalgia naivitatii "vazuta" printr-un vocabular muzical (contemporan) neinocent. Dan DEDIU, Breaza, 2004).
The miniatures are based on folkloric melodies from the "Folclor muzical" anthology by Emilia COMISEL, Education Ministry, Didactic and pedagogical Edition, Bucharest, 1967.

COMMENTS
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VERSIONS
current version: v.3/revised 2008 (color) Ask for a free update if you have older versions !
opus 55

MISCELLANEOUS
A piano with 3 pedals (Una Corda, Sostenuto, Sustain) is required to play the piece.

RECORDINGS
2008 - November, Audio + Video recorded by Kirill ZWEGINTSOW (piano Steinway D) at the Tonstudio of Hochschule der Künste Bern (Switzerland), sound recording: Cyrill LIM, editing & mastering: Kaspar KOCHULI. Video: Voltafilm Luzern, Stephan HEINIGER. Produced by Alin GHERMAN with the support of the Hochschule der Kûnste Bern. photos and video project in progress

ABOUT PERFORMANCES
Premiere: 2004 - June 18th, Alin GHERMAN (piano solo). Concert "Jeunes talents" organized by Arthis a.s.b.l. "The belgo-romanian cultural house" at Pianos MAENE auditorium (Brussels).

ABOUT AUDIO EXCERPT
(mp3, Kirill ZWEGINTSOW (piano Steinway D) at the Tonstudio of Hochschule der Künste Bern (Switzerland), November 2008, sound recording: Cyrill LIM, editing & mastering: Kaspar KOCHULI. Produced by Alin GHERMAN with the support of the Hochschule der Kûnste Bern.

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PROGRAM NOTE
Ariciul means "The hedgehog" in Romanian language.
The piece is based on a Romanian folk song.

COMMENTS
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VERSIONS
opus -
current version: v3 - 2009

MISCELLANEOUS
Composed as a light continuation of the "Folclor" miniatures for piano solo.

RECORDINGS
- 2005 April 8th, by Eve BEROUX (Fr), piano Steinway D, Grande Salle du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Produced by Alin Gherman.

ABOUT PERFORMANCES
First performance - 2004 March 12ve, by Alin Gherman (piano) at the "Petite Salle" of the "Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles".

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(mp3 file 256Kbps - 1' - piano: Eve BEROUX (Fr))
Warning ! Eve BEROUX performed the version 2 of the piece (very last notes pianissimo). In the version 3 (last version) the dynamic was changed to FF.

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PROGRAM NOTE
Variation based on the melody of "Play song" by Bela BARTOK. ("For children" vol.1, 1945).

COMMENTS
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VERSIONS
opus -
current version: v.4 - 2004

MISCELLANEOUS
Composed as a lighter continuation of the "Folclor" miniatures for piano solo.

RECORDINGS
- 2005 April 8th, by Eve BEROUX (Fr), piano Steinway D, Grande Salle du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Produced by Alin Gherman.

ABOUT PERFORMANCES
First performance - 2004 March 12ve, by Carmen-Elena ROTARU (piano) at the "Petite Salle" of the "Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles".

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(mp3 file - 42" - piano: Eve BEROUX (Fr))

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PROGRAM NOTE
"après une lecture de la 7ème sonate..."
A dodecaphonical piece composed from June to November 2001.

COMMENTS
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VERSIONS
opus 49
current version: v.3 - 2007

MISCELLANEOUS
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RECORDINGS
2007 - December, Recorded by Natalia KOZIARZ (Pl) at the H.K.B. Bern Tonstudio. Sound engineer: Benoît PICCAND. Produced by Alin Gherman. photo

ABOUT PERFORMANCES
Premiere of the revised version (2007)- 2008 - September 26th, by Natalia KOZIARZ (Pl) at the Polska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Premiere of the first version - (unknown date) by Alexander VAGUENER at the "Petite Salle du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles".

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(mp3 file - 1'41"of 5'05"- piano: Natalia KOZIARZ)