Concerto for vibraphone and orchestra, op. 34


Composed: 1986

Instrumentation:

Vibraphone (solo), 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 cor anglais, 1 clarinet (Bb), 1 saxophone (tenor), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), percussion, stringed instruments (18-16-14-12-10)

Duration (total): 28:00

(1st = 12:00 [without improvisation/cadence]; 2nd = 8:30; 3rd = 7:00)

»» see also: the concertos for trombone or saxophone: op. 25 or op. 28

3 movements:


Alex. Villinger: Concerto for vibraphone and orchestra, op.34

1st: Nostalgic reminiscences: Allegro moderato

Note on the 1st movement: the music plays with the typical and familiar motifs and phrases of the "classical" sonata form, as can be found or heard everywhere in most concertos from Haydn to Mozart to Beethoven and - to some extent - still in Schubert.

2nd: Ballad for MdCL: Andante drammatico

3rd: Song for a lady: Allegro ritmico

Note on the 3rd movement: an impetuous finale in 5/8 time with two improvisation passages for the vibraphonist over an orchestral "groove/riff". A passage in 7/8 time from the third movement of my Concerto for trombone and orchestra, op.25, appears as an original quotation.

Dedication:

● warmly dedicated to Maria da Conceição Lucas

Score:

AlexiSongs (»» extract from: score)

CD/mp3:

Concertos for solo instrument and orchestra (vol. II)

We are still looking for an unbiased orchestra or a young maestro who has the courage (!) to premiere the 'Vibraphone Concerto' ...!