related works
Seasonal Rites : for orchestra / Michael Fine
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt trp trb-b timp perc hp str
Ouverture joyeuse : op. 6 / Nic. J. Hermans
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 3221 perc xyl pf str
Gamut : for orchestra / Bram Kortekaas
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl(picc) 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt trb-b timp 2perc str
Capriccio : per orchestra, opus 159, (1972) / Herman Mulder
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4331 timp perc 2hp str
composition
At the Gate : Overture for orchestra / Michael Fine
Other authors:
Fine, Michael
(Composer)
Description:
This orchestral overture has nothing to do with airports. While my friends may easily make this assumption due to the peripatetic nature of my work as a recording producer, this particular gate is the entry to the beautiful Deoksugang Palace in Seoul. Although surrounded by modern buildings, the Gate opens to the graceful and elegant palace grounds taking one back to another Korea before western influences helped shape the modern country. The overture reflects both worlds, an overture to an imaginary Korean drama telling a story of two different times but connected by a common thread. The piece begins with the hectic bustle of today’s Seoul but is quickly left behind as one passes through the gate to the serene gardens of the palace grounds with a bassoon solo singing a wordless melody, accompanied by the harp.
Michael Fine