{"product_id":"ghpd-01","title":"Fading Forest \/ Luca Pettinato [Concert Band (Wind Band)]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScore and Parts or Score only (you can choose)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuration：8'30\"\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty (Grade): 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher：Golden Hearts Publications（ONSA）\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePDF version is here\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/global.goldenheartspublications.com\/products\/ghpd-01-pdf\"\u003ehttps:\/\/global.goldenheartspublications.com\/products\/ghpd-01-pdf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProgram notes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned by the “InCrescenDO” Youth Wind Orchestra and its conductor Fabio Porte for the 2025 “Ciudad de Valencia” International Band Competition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Fading Forest” is not as much a heartfelt musical protest against deforestation as a symbolic acknowledgement of reality that raises questions about the future. The ever more pressing rhythm of the music represents the ever-faster pace of deforestation, and the meter steadily shrinks as our forest grows smaller and smaller with each musical measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece is made up of three parts:\u003cbr\u003e- the first one is characterized by a kind of rhythmic stillness upon which the “forest theme” is slowly woven into the musical discourse;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- the second part displays a more hectic style in which the rhythmic groove leads to a climatic breaking point;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- the third part is an elegy to a once lush forest that is no longer quite so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole piece is based on the “forest theme” which is heard sometimes in a fragmented way and others in variations:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/7033\/3796\/files\/Fading_Forest_score__004-1.gif?v=1777959411\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess evident is the “uncertainty motif”, which is developed in the following transpositions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/7033\/3796\/files\/Fading_Forest_score__004-2.gif?v=1777959390\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e（Luca Pettinato）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tlid-translation translation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\"\u003eReference music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e：\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SOm4ZGNLC-o?si=ioPdiPeKvS9bHVSX\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=ghpd-01-score-fading_forest\u0026amp;u=goldenheartspublications\" style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" title=\"GHPD-01-score-Fading Forest\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation：\u003cbr\u003ePiccolo\u003cbr\u003eFlute 1, 2\u003cbr\u003eOboe 1, 2\u003cbr\u003eBassoon 1, 2\u003cbr\u003eContrabassoon\u003cbr\u003eClarinet in Eb\u003cbr\u003eClarinet in Bb 1, 2, 3\u003cbr\u003eBass Clarinet\u003cbr\u003eContrabass Clarinet\u003cbr\u003eAlto Saxophone 1, 2\u003cbr\u003eTenor Saxophone\u003cbr\u003eBaritone Saxophone\u003cbr\u003eTrumpet in Bb 1, 2, 3\u003cbr\u003eFlugelhorn 1, 2\u003cbr\u003eHorn in F 1, 2, 3, 4\u003cbr\u003eTrombone 1, 2\u003cbr\u003eBass Trombone\u003cbr\u003eEuphonium\u003cbr\u003eTuba\u003cbr\u003eVioloncello\u003cbr\u003eDouble Bass\u003cbr\u003eHarp\u003cbr\u003ePiano\u003cbr\u003eTimpani\u003cbr\u003ePercussion 1 (Marimba, Suspended Ride Cymbal)\u003cbr\u003ePercussion 2 (Xylophone, Vibraphone)\u003cbr\u003ePercussion 3 (Bass Drum, Crotales, Clash Cymbals, Tam Tam)\u003cbr\u003ePercussion 4 (Djembe, Bamboo Wind Chimes)\u003cbr\u003ePercussion 5 (Djembe, Caxixi, Bamboo Wind Chimes)\u003cbr\u003ePercussion 6 (Drum Set, Bamboo Wind Chimes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Hearts Publications","offers":[{"title":"Large Score only","offer_id":43149495631933,"sku":"GHPD-01-sc-b4","price":57.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Score and Parts","offer_id":43149495664701,"sku":"GHPD-01-set-b4","price":158.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4 Score only","offer_id":43149495697469,"sku":"GHPD-01-sc-a4","price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4 Score and Parts","offer_id":43149495730237,"sku":"GHPD-01-set-a4","price":94.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/7033\/3796\/files\/ghpd-01.jpg?v=1777959499","url":"https:\/\/global.goldenheartspublications.com\/products\/ghpd-01","provider":"Golden Hearts Publications Global Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}