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Title	Am Sportplatz (Na ihrisku)
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Concert music
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Publisher's article no.	KL 1843
Price	96.00 EUR (incl. 10 % Austrian VAT)
Composer	Padivy, Karol
Difficulty level	4+
Duration	4:29
Additional info/contents	"At the Sports Field" by Karol Padivy combines sport and music through its fast tempo, regular rhythm, dynamics, and technical challenges. The tarantella in 2/4 time and presto conveys movement, energy, and excitement. The demanding passages represent training, discipline, and performance. The precise interplay of the wind orchestra creates a musical sequence of movements that sonically depicts athletic qualities such as speed, concentration, and endurance.
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Programme notes: fSport as musical movement in "At the Sports Field" Sport and music share a fundamental principle: movement. In sport, movement is directly experienced physically; in music, it is shaped by rhythm, tempo, meter, dynamics, and articulation. Musical movements can convey the impression of running, acceleration, exertion, tension, or release. The music doesn't have to depict a specific sport. Rather, it can translate typical characteristics of sport, such as energy, coordination, commitment, and competition, into sound. • Sport and Music: Movement as a shared fundamental principle A compelling example of this is the intermezzo "At the Sports Field," originally titled "Na ihrisku," by Karol Padivy. This approximately 4 1/2-minute work for a top-level wind orchestra is composed as a tarantella. It is in 2/4 time and performed at a presto tempo of 1/4 = 200. These details alone point to a fast, dynamic, and technically demanding musical sequence. The sporting theme is thus not only conveyed through the title, but is also anchored in essential compositional and interpretative characteristics of the work. • The Tarantella as a Musical Model of Movement The Tarantella provides a suitable basis for this. Its characteristic movement impulse is usually fast, dance-like, and forward-driving. The 2/4 time signature creates a clear metrical order reminiscent of regular step sequences. This gives the music a pronounced movement character. In conjunction with the presto, a high density of events arises: motifs, rhythmic figures, and entrances must be grasped quickly and executed precisely. Musical time seems to condense, similar to a sporting situation where quick reactions and immediate decisions are required. • Technical Requirements as an Expression of Performance The tempo of 1/4 = 200 demands a high degree of technical proficiency from the musicians. Rapid sequences of notes, precise articulations, and accurate ensemble playing are only possible through intensive preparation and controlled execution. These requirements also have a thematic significance. They can be compared to the prerequisites for athletic performance: training, discipline, coordination, and endurance. Technical difficulty thus becomes an integral part of the expression. It not only presents a practical challenge but also supports the concept of physical activity and capability. • Rhythm and Meter as Musical Movement The relationship between regularity and variation is particularly important. The 2/4 time signature creates a stable framework for movement. Recurring rhythmic patterns can evoke steady steps or repeated athletic movements. At the same time, changing figures, accents, and musical developments prevent a static impression. The movement remains dynamic and maintains varying degrees of intensity. This allows the musical progression to resemble an athletic sequence in which concentrated preparation, rapid action, and brief periods of rest alternate. • Dynamics Between Energy and Relief Dynamics also contribute to the depiction of athletic activity. Sport is not solely characterized by maximum strength. Between phases of high exertion lie moments of recollection or preparation. Musically, such transitions can be shaped by crescendos, dynamic reductions, and contrasting soundscapes. An increase in volume can emphasize the building of tension or the increase in physical exertion. Accents can highlight important movement impulses, while subdued passages represent a temporary release. • The wind orchestra as a soundscape of athletic movement The instrumentation for top-level wind orchestras expands the sonic possibilities. Woodwind instruments can contribute to lightness and speed through agile and virtuosic figures. Brass instruments lend emphasis to the sound through their power and richness. The percussion section can reinforce the rhythmic impulse and clearly define the metrical order. Crucially, however, the coordinated interplay of all sections is essential. Like a team, the individual parts must fulfill their respective roles and simultaneously react to one another. Only through this shared precision does a cohesive musical movement emerge. • "At the Sports Field" as a musical interpretation of sport The title "At the Sports Field" opens up a space for imaginative interpretation beyond the music itself. However, the work doesn't need to depict a specific sporting event in tone painting. Rather, Padivy interprets sport through its fundamental characteristics. Speed, agility, tension, technical mastery, and collective coordination are translated into musical structures. The presto conveys immediate activity, the 2/4 time signature a regular order of movement, and the tarantella combines these elements with a dance-like forward momentum. • "At the Sports Field" thus demonstrates that athletic movement in music is experienced not only through programmatic content but, above all, through musical compositional means. Tempo, rhythm, dynamics, technical demands, and orchestral collaboration together form the basis of the interpretation. In this work, sport is therefore not merely a theme but also a structural principle: The music moves like a sporting event, developing energy and tension and demanding a high degree of precision and endurance from the performers. • Text: © musicainfo.net (KI) Tags: Sports and Athletes

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