{"product_id":"barnes-symphony-no-9-op-160-cb-sc-pts-294816","title":"Barnes - Symphony No 9 Op 160 CB Sc\/Pts","description":"\u003cp\u003ePremiered on September 21, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas by the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble (Dr. Paul Popiel, conducting), James Barnes' \u003ci\u003eNinth Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e was composed between January and late June of that same year. This large work was commissioned by a consortium of twenty-one college bands, community bands, professional bands and individuals to help mark the 70th birthday of the composer (b. 1949). It is an expansive forty-minute work in four movements, of which the composer writes, “This is my last symphony... this work represents a compendium of all that I have learned during the fifty years of composing and scoring for this wonderful new medium: the modern wind band.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first movement, subtitled \u003ci\u003eElegy\u003c\/i\u003e, is based around G minor. It is the longest movement of the symphony. Tragic and despondent in character, it is cast in sonata-allegro form. The second movement is entitled \u003ci\u003eScherzo.\u003c\/i\u003e Barnes claims that “I have always wanted to write a waltz,” and that is how this movement is cast, in a modified rondo form in D minor. In contrast to the mood of the first movement, the \u003ci\u003escherzo\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful posy of expansive melody, splashy color, humor and rhythm. The third movement, which is in a modified tertiary form, is entitled \u003ci\u003eNight Music\u003c\/i\u003e. In contrast to the \u003ci\u003escherzo\u003c\/i\u003e, this movement begins with a mysterious incantation, first displayed by solo Alto flute. The music becomes even darker and more mysterious, while overall the movement effectively expresses an “otherworldly” mood, ending with a solo soprano offstage which suddenly emerges, eerily singing a modified version of the opening incantation. Cast in sonata-allegro form, the fourth movement is most definitely a rousing \u003ci\u003eFinale\u003c\/i\u003e, beginning with a brilliant fanfare and undergoing several mood transformations before emerging into the final coda, ending the symphony with an energetic splash of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSouthern Music Co.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStock code\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e294816\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-store pickup available. Please allow 2–5 business days. We’ll notify you when your order is ready to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Music Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352765812780,"sku":"PRINT-294816","price":700.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2970\/9956\/files\/barnes-symphony-no-9-op-160-cb-sc-pts-294816.jpg?v=1791503853","url":"https:\/\/roycemusic.com.au\/products\/barnes-symphony-no-9-op-160-cb-sc-pts-294816","provider":"roycemusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}