A Child's Memories

Requiem Mass “de Angelis” is a work cast in two parts, Angel of Darkness and Angel of Light. These two parts are meant to be performed together, but can also be performed separately as concert pieces. Angel of Darkness is written for the darker-hued ensemble of string sextet and percussion, while Angel
of Light is written for the brighter-hued ensemble of brass septet and percussion. 

Though not a requiem mass in the most traditional sense, this piece aims to communicate the same fundamental message common to all requiem masses—a message of bereavement and remembrance. This piece cannot be separated from the circumstances under which it was written—a global pandemic that has taken the lives of over 2.2 million people at the time of writing. In addition to using instruments familiar to everyone (kazoos, harmonica, and toy xylophone), I aim to craft an accessible
narrative by using various tonal palettes to communicate both human suffering and otherworldly quiescence, in a narrative that juxtaposes fury with serenity, sorrow with hope, and anguish with
acceptance.

This piece was recorded in NYC.

Requiem Mass "de Angelis"

The first movement is a Tasnif, traditionally a Persian vocal ballad based on poetry. The viola is the equivalent of the Persian vocalist, playing a transcribed Persian folk song (which is shared and developed by orchestra). The second movement is a Burlesque, in the vein of Bartok or Shostakovich. The third movement is a Dobeyti, which (as with the Tasnif) takes its origins in the vocal tradition, originating from the two-line verse. According to the Persian ethnomusicologist Hormoz Fahrat, the Dobeyti is characterized by “a descending step-wise movement, with intricate ornamentation suggestive of vocal tradition”. The fourth movement is a Reng, a Persian dance in compound duple meter (traditionally written in a fast 6/8 meter). A reng is traditionally the closing movement of a Persian dastgāh (a dastgāh literally translates to “system” or “organization” and is very loosely akin to the Western suite).

Tasnif and Reng both incorporate traditional Persian folk songs into the corpus of the piece—in both cases, they are initially presented by the solo viola, and are transformed, developed, or commented upon by ‪the orchestra‬. The dumbek (a traditional Persian drum) rhythms found in Tasnif and Reng are also traditional folk drumming rhythms, transcribed directly from the source without edit. Dobeyti aims to convey the sense of improvisation and spontaneity invariably present at private concerts in Persia by means of protracted, fantasy-like passages for solo viola.‬‬‬

Persian Fantasy

Suite No. 1 in E minor for unaccompanied bassoon

Orchestral Piece, Mvmt 1

Mov 4 Reng - Persian Fantasy - Marco A Jimenez

Mov 3 Dobeyti - Persian Fantasy - Marco A Jimenez

Mov 2 Burlesque - Persian Fantasy - Marco A Jimenez

Mov 1 Tasnif - Persian Fantasy - Marco A Jimenez

Mov. 1 - Allemande

Mov 2 - Corrente

Mov 3 - Sarabande

Mov 4 - Giga

Mov 5 - Sicilienne

An orchestrated version of a piano piece I wrote, "Sonatina Pastorale." Link to the piano version forthcoming!

Sinfonia Pastorale

Mov 3 Carnival

Mov 2 Song

Mov 1 Play

Tapestries

Written for Brass Septet and 3 Percussion. Performed in NYC. Uses children's tunes, songs from an ice-cream truck, kazoos, harmonica, toy xylophone, etc.

Angel of Light

In Memoriam

Written for solo soprano, brass septet, Timpani, and 3 Percussion. This is a hymn, possibly a hymn to the Angel of Light. Conch shell, Almglocken, and a siren make an appearance in this movement (as they do in the first.)

Solo Soprano: Lucy Calaway

Hymn

A short, 3-minute piece written for string orchestra.

Alleluia, Domani

Requiem Mass "de Angelis" is composed in two parts, "Angel of Darkness" (movements 1 and 2) and "Angel of Light" (movements 3 and 4.)

This is movement 1 of Part 1, "Angel of Darkness", and is movement 1 of the Requiem Mass "de Angelis" as a whole.

Mov 1 - Moderato - Con fuoco - Alla marcia - Harsh, Steely, Fiery - Più mosso - Tempo I

Requiem Mass "de Angelis" is composed in two parts, "Angel of Darkness" (movements 1 and 2) and "Angel of Light" (movements 3 and 4.)

This is movement 2 of Part 1, "Angel of Darkness", and is movement 2 of the Requiem Mass "de Angelis" as a whole.

Mov 2 - Burlesque

Requiem Mass "de Angelis" is composed in two parts, "Angel of Darkness" (movements 1 and 2) and "Angel of Light" (movements 3 and 4.)

This is movement 1 of Part 2, "Angel of Light", and is movement 3 of the Requiem Mass "de Angelis" as a whole.

Mov 3 - In Memoriam

Requiem Mass "de Angelis" is composed in two parts, "Angel of Darkness" (movements 1 and 2) and "Angel of Light" (movements 3 and 4.)

This is movement 2 of Part 2, "Angel of Light", and is movement 4 of the Requiem Mass "de Angelis" as a whole.

Marco A Jimenez

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