composer
Michael Fine has a degree in English Literature from the State University of New York. Despite having no formal music education, he has an active international career in several aspects ...
related works
Three Preludes : for piano / Michael Fine
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Oriental Fun : for chamber orchestra / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2 flt, 2 ob., 2 cl.Bb, 2 a.sx.Eb,2 bsn, 2 fr. h., 1 trpt Bb, trmb, perc., strings
Symfonie Nº 2 : (1937) / Hendrik Andriessen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4330 timp str
Fan it : for orchestra, (1973) / Jacques Bank
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 3331 str(10.8.6.3.)
composition
Seasonal Rites : for orchestra / Michael Fine
Description:
Several years ago, I was criticised by the CEO of an orchestra I was advising for having programmed Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' in an Autumn concert. I decided to write a piece which could be programmed at any time of the year without offending her or future management. My first large-scale orchestral work, it is a personal view of the four seasons we enjoy in the northern hemisphere with positive feelings about even the coldest months. ‘Spring Revels’ begins with romping brass and percussion: a case of spring fever after a long winter! The movement ends quietly in front of the fire perhaps with a nice glass of wine in hand reflecting on a beautiful day spent outdoors. ‘Vision of Summer’ opens with the haze and heat of a summer day in nature with all of its lush, verdant beauty on display. ‘Autumn Flame’ refers to the changing colours of the woods and forests, with a distracting and spooky Halloween moment in a distant key. The frenetic opening of ‘Winter Candle’ is meant to depict skaters flying across the ice - a popular sport in the Netherlands where I make my home - but could also be the bustle of Christmas shoppers.
Michael Fine