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Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. for Gerry Mulligan on his 50th birthday. Ms. (photocopy); transparency and master copy of score returned to composer 1992.
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Harry Freedman Celebration , 1977 Commission: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for Gerry Mulligan on the occasion of his 50th birthday “Freedman uses conventional notation in this piece (i.e., the players are not improvising). However, he captures the spirit of jazz music by his use of instruments, style of melody and harmony. Sax solos lead the orchestra in a relaxed, ‘swing’ melody and the use of brass ensembles in close harmony lend a definite big band feel to the music.”
Harry Freedman Celebration , 1977 Commandée par : CBC pour souligner le 50e anniversaire de Gerry Mulligan « Bien qu’il emploie dans cette œuvre une notation conventionnelle (c.-à-d. les interprètes n’improvisent pas), Freedman rend bien l’esprit de la musique de jazz dans l’utilisation des instruments, le style mélodique et harmonique. Des solos de saxophone mènent l’orchestre dans une mélodie ‘swing’ détendue, et le recours aux sections de cuivres aux harmonies denses confère à la musique des sonorités de ‘big band’. »
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