Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun
Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun is a concert overture for large orchestra that was commissioned by Orchestre national d'Île-de-France (ONDIF) from composer Svitlana Azarova.
| Mover of the Earth, Stopper of the Sun | |
|---|---|
| by Svitlana Azarova | |
| Composed | 2011 |
| Dedication | Nicolaus Copernicus |
| Published | Donemus 12782 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 23 January 2013[1] |
| Location | Salle Pleyel, Paris |
| Conductor | Enrique Mazzola |
The composition is dedicated to Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Performances
- World premiere January 23, 2013 at Salle Pleyel, Paris[1]
- Dutch premiere March 1, 2014 at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, conducted by Marc Albrecht.[2]
- September 17, 2015 at S. Lyudkevych Concert Hall, Lviv, INSO-Lviv Youth Academic Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anna Skryleva[3]
Background
The name of this composition was taken from the Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Toruń which bears a Latin inscription drawn up by Alexander von Humboldt: Nicolaus Copernicus Thorunensis, terrae motor, solis caelique stator - Nicolaus Copernicus of Thorun, mover of the earth, stopper of the sun and heavens
In the score Azarova graphically and musically shows Copernicus’s heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.
| Bar | Instruments | Object |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cl. | Sun |
| 19-20 | Cl., Bsn | Earth |
| 37 | Ob., Cl | Jupiter which is Copernicus' planet |
| 55 | Fl., Ob. | Mars (Conductor Enrique Mazzola's planet) |
| 56 | Horns | Saturn which is Azarova's planet, |
| 57-59 | Ob., Cl. | Jupiter |
 Copernican heliocentrism |  Heliocentrism in score |  Excerpt from score depicting the Sun |
Instrumentation
Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B♭, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in B♭, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone. Tuba, Timpani, Strings
Duration: ca. 5'
References
- World premiere 23 January 2013 Salle Pleyel
- Dutch premiere 1st of March 2014 at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Movers of the Earth Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
- September 17, 2015 at S. Lyudkevych Concert Hall, Lviv - United by Music Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine