Tombeau for PJK for wind orchestra (op. 81g, 1998)
Dedication
for PJK
Instrumentation
Flute, oboe, 3 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, bassoon, alto saxophone in E flat, tenor saxophone in B flat, baritone saxophone in E flat, 2 trumpets in B flat, horn in F, 2 trombones, tenor horn in B flat, bass tuba, glockenspiel
Duration: 5 minutes
Autograph
Title: Tombeau f. PJK (wind orchestra) op.81g - Length: 4 pages (Particell) - Date: 12.1.98 - Location: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Munich
Publisher
Schott Music, score SHS 1024 / parts SHS 1024-70
First edition: Tombeau for PJK was published with score and parts under the title Tombeau in BANDWORLD - The International Band Magazine / August-September 2000, Ashland (Oregon)
Foreword (Schott Music SHS 1024)
"One of my closest friends, the composer Peter Jona Korn, died today. Like me, he was a lone fighter and throughout his life he resisted any mental gagging. I would like to honour his memory." With these words, Bertold Hummel ends his tombeau for PJK on 12 January 1998, the anniversary of his friend's death.
In keeping with the spirit of the dedicatee, Hummel does not shy away from expressing his personal consternation in a beautiful and wistful piece of funeral music, which - with the exception of three brief interpolations - pays homage to 19th century music in terms of form, gestures and harmony. PJK has always regarded this music as the breeding ground for his own compositions. In 1980 he wrote a symphony for wind orchestra entitled "Salute to the Lone Wolves". Hummel probably also chose this instrumentation for his last salute in reference to this.
In addition to the score and parts, this edition also contains the particell with which my father wrote the Tombeau for PJK.
Martin Hummel