Azerbaijani Dance
for orchestra
(2005)
7 min
2222/4331/timp.perc/pf.hp/str
G Schirmer Inc
Program Note
Premiere:
October 6, 2010
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Jerusalem, Israel
Related works:
Azerbaijani Dance (for piano)
Azerbaijani Dance (for orchestra)
Composer's Note:
Azerbaijani Dance is inspired by a traditional Azerbaijani melody. I use its basic contour and restructure it following principles of Turkish and Central Asian music – most importantly, the concept of alternating beat lengths. Harmonically, the piece is mostly quartal and secondal, in line with the choral tradition of the region. I aim to preserve other traditional elements of Azerbaijani and Middle-Eastern music by incorporating quarter tones, Middle-Eastern percussion instruments, and extended techniques that transform western instruments into their non-western counterparts (most obvious is the imitation of the Kanun by playing inside the piano with drumsticks).
-- Avner Dorman
Perusal Score
Reviews
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The program opened with the young Israeli composer Avner Dorman’s new orchestral arrangement of his Azerbaijani Dance, originally a piano work. Vivacious and appealing in its initial form, Mr. Dorman’s piece was transformed here into an exuberant display of vibrant hues and mottled quarter-tones, its propulsive odd-metered rhythms garnished with brilliant metallic percussion and crafty effects.
— Steve Smith , New York Times (2011)
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The second piece by Avner Dorman, Azerbaijani Dance, based on Azerbaijanin melodies, is a wild rhythmic celebration which combines various percussion instruments, central Asian rhythms and middle-eastern scales with various quarter tones which are very different from the western wwll-tempered scales. It seems like the audience's ears are ready now for this complex tonality and indeed the work was received with sustained applause
— Dvora Shapira Namir , Tel-Aviv Journalists Association (2010)
Performances
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2022
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Apr 23, 2022Hilbert Circle Theatre — Indianapolis, IN, United States of AmericaPerformers: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Apr 23, 2022 · 17:30Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States — 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, United StatesPerformers: the Indianapolis Symphony, conducted by Ruth Reinhardt.
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Apr 22, 2022Hilbert Circle Theatre — Indianapolis, IN, United States of AmericaPerformers: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Apr 22, 2022 · 20:00Hilbert Circle Theater, 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States — 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, United StatesPerformers: the Indianapolis Symphony, conducted by Ruth Reinhardt.
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2018
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Nov 18, 2018 · 17:00Nicholas Roerich Museum, 319 W 107th St, New York, NY 10025 — 319 W 107th St, New York, Ny 10025Performers: Yoni Levyatov, piano.
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2012
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Nov 18, 2012Monticello High School — Charlottesville, VA, United States of AmericaPerformers: Charlottesville & University Symphony
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Nov 17, 2012Old Cable Hall — Charlottesville, VA, United States of AmericaPerformers: Charlottesville & University Symphony
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Apr 18, 2012Piscataway, NJ, United States of AmericaPerformers: Rutgers Sinfonia
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2011
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Feb 22, 2011New York, United StatesPerformers: Zubin Mehta leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as part of a special gala concerto for the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.Country Premiere
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2010
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Dec 18, 2010Azerbaijan —Performers: Featuring the Israel Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta.
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Dec 18, 2010Tel Aviv, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 14, 2010Tel-Aviv, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 12, 2010Haifa, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 11, 2010Haifa, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 10, 2010Tel-Aviv, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 9, 2010Tel-Aviv, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 8, 2010Tel-Aviv, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 7, 2010Tel-Aviv, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Oct 6, 2010Jerusalem, IsraelPerformers: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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2008
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Jun 30, 2008Teatro de la Ciudad, Nuevo Laredo — Tamaulipas, MexicoPerformers: Featuring Eliran Avni.
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Jun 27, 2008MECA's Dow School Campus — Houston, USAPerformers: Featuring Eliran Avni.
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2007
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Apr 23, 2007 · 20:00Columbia University — New York, USAPerformers: Featuring Eliran Avni, Piano.
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2006
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Apr 17, 2006Alice Tully Hall — New York, USA
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Mar 4, 2006Red Bank, Two River Theater Company —