Shostakovich, Dmitri - Music to the Film \"Alone\" op. 26

Music to the Film \"Alone\" op. 26 op. 26

The film \"Alone\", which is based on true events, tells the sory of a young teacher from Leningrad who came to work in a remote and godforsaken Oirot village (oirtos - one of Russias minorities).
Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, the directors and scriptwriters of \"Alone\", asked to invite Shostakovich to write the music for the film.The composer had already worked with tem on \"New Babylon\" (1928). In July 1929, when presenting the script of the future film to the Leningrad Sovkino Cinema Studio, Kozintsev and Trauberg included Shostakovich on the work team.

Series: Shostakovich New Collected Works (150 Volumes) Vol. 123, XIVth Series: Film Music
Volume: Vol. 123, XIVth Series: Film Music
Instrumentation: Soloists (SMezT), Mixed Choir And Orchestra
Arranger: Iakubov, Manashir
Binding: Half-cloth binding
Language: Russian - German
Edition Type: score
Orchestration: Piccolo, 2 Flauti, 2 Oboi, Corno inglese (F), Clarinetto piccolo (Es), 2 Clarinetti, Clarinetto basso (B), 2 Fagotti, Contrafagotto, 2 Trombe (B), 4 Corni (F), 3 Tromboni, Tuba, Timpani, Triangolo, Legno, Tamburo, Piatti, Cassa, Tam-tam, Campanelli, Silo
Publisher: DSCH (Boosey & Hawkes)
Composition: 1930-1931
Duration: 26
ISMN: M-060-11746-6
ISBN: 979-0-060-11746-6

Contents

• Music to the Film \"Alone\", op. 26. Score
• First Reel of the Film
• Second Reel of the Film
• Third Reel of the Film
• Fourth Reel of the Film
• Fifth Reel of the Film
• Sixth Reel of the Film
• Seventh Reel of the Film
• M. Iakubov: Dmitri Shostakovichs Music to the Film \"Alone\". How It Was Composed, Critcs Appraisal
• M. Iakubov: Comments
• Appendix I: Fragments not Included in the Main Score of The Music to the Film \"Alone\"
• M. Iakubov: Fragments not Included in the Main Schor of the Music to the Film \"Alone\"
• Appendix II: Rough Drafts and Sketches of the Music to the Film \"Alone\". Facsimile
• M. Iakubov: Interpretations of the Rough Drafts and Sketches of the Music to the Film \"Alone\". Explanatory Notes.