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Gomersall - Thematic Index. Best Classical Tunes.
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Gomersall, Victor 1944-3000 England
Aspirations Overture (Gomersall)
 
1 Main theme introduced by the cello
Blue Skies (Gomersall)
1 First theme shared between violins and trumpets
2 Second theme played by french horns
3 Third theme played by woodwind section
4 Fourth theme played by clarinets
5 Fifth theme shared between violins and french horns
Floating - for piano and strings (Gomersall)
1 piano floating above quiet strings
2 piano gliding around above strings
3 strings join piano, bursting out with a lyrical tune
Interlude No 1 in F for String Quartet (Gomersall)
1 first theme
2 second theme
Interlude No 2 in C for String Quartet (Gomersall)
1 First theme, a little sprightly but with decorum
2 Second theme, a little gentler, in the dominant ( G major).
Interlude no.1 in F for Chamber Orchestra (Gomersall)
1 first theme
2 second theme
Miniature Overture (Gomersall)
1 First theme on strings, after a dramatic orchestral tutti introduction
2 A majestic tune emerges on violins and horns.
3 A contrasting theme on the horns
4 A brighter tune on a high trumpet
5 A lyrical tune on the first violins
Minuet for Hand Bells (Gomersall)
1 Minuet for Hand Bells
Mysteria - Tone Picture for Orchestra. (Gomersall)
1 Mysterious introductory theme.
2 Cor Anglais (English Horn) main theme - simple scale passage
Overture in E minor (Gomersall)
1 First theme, horns play a passage with descending fifths
2 Flutes play this wistful tune
3 Violins introduce this cheerful theme
4 Clarinets play this jolly perpetual motion tune
5 Horns play this haunting theme
Piano Trio in D
Piano Trio in D - 1st Movement - Moderato (Gomersall)
1 First theme of 1st movement, introduced by the cello, then canonically taken up by the violin and the piano.
2 Second theme of 1st movt, on the violin, accompanied by staccato chords on the piano.
Piano Trio in D - 2nd Movement - Andante (Gomersall)
1 First theme of 2nd movement, a lyrical descending melody on the violin, with an ascending counter-melody on the cello. It has a plaintive tone, in B minor.
2 Second theme of 2nd movement. This is the same tune as theme 1, but transformed into a happier major mode.
Piano Trio in D - 3rd Movement - Minuet and Trio (Gomersall)
1 First theme of the 3rd movement, a minuet in G major. This tune starts on the violin.
2 2nd theme of the minuet, on the cello.
3 Trio theme, in subdominant key of C major. This is in the style of the 'Landler', an Austrian country dance, precursor of the waltz.
Piano Trio in D - 4th Movement - Rondo (Gomersall)
1 Theme A of the 4th movement rondo, introduced on the piano, with an 'Alberti Bass' figure in the left hand.
2 Theme B of the 4th movement rondo, triplet figures in the relative minor key on the cello.
3 Theme C of the 4th movt, a bright, triumpant tune in A major, introduced on the cello.
Savannah Excerpts
Planter's Song, from Savannah, from West-to East Suite (Gomersall)
1 Main theme
Sailor's Song, from Savannah, from West-to East Suite (Gomersall)
1 This is wriiten in the style of an old sea shanty, with a declamatory line (on woodwinds) alternating with a chorus (on strings).
Stocho Barocco - an Aeolian Amble (Gomersall)
1 Theme 1 is introduced by the oboe, then 2 bars later it is joined (quasi fugally) by the clarinet, then 2 bars later by the flute.
2 Theme 2 follows on behind theme 1, and it blends with it contrapuntally.
3 Theme 3 comes in on the horn in the bass register.
4 Theme 4 is played on the violins in counterpoint with theme 3.
Study in Rondo Form (Gomersall)
1 Theme A of this rondo.
2 Theme B of this rondo.
3 Theme C of this rondo.
Study in Ternary Form (Gomersall)
1 Theme A which starts in A major and modulates to the dominant key of E major.
2 Theme B, which returns to the tonic key of A major.
3 Theme A2, which is like theme A, but it ends up in the home key of A major
Sunshine Waltzes (Gomersall)
1 waltz no 1 (after 9 bar introduction)
2 waltz no 2
3 waltz no 3
4 waltz no 4
The Blackbird (Tone Poem) (Gomersall)
1 The Blackbird (Tone Poem)
The Old Woman and the Pedlar (Gomersall)
1 The Old Woman and the Pedlar
Tranquil Overture (Gomersall)
1 Tranquil Overture
West to East - Suite for Orchestra
California (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall)
1 Introductory theme on unison brass - quote from "Good Vibrations"
2 Beach Volleyball - first violins
3 Wildflowers at Point Lobos - French Horns
4 San Francisco - trumpets
5 Misty rocks at Big Sur - oboes
6 Magical Carmel - first violins
7 El Capitan at Yosemite (trumpets, violins, horns)
New Orleans (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall)
1 Down on the Levee.
2 Le Vieux Carré -the French Quarter of New Orleans. Dixieland jazz. Trumpet.
3 Mississippi Paddle Boat - theme on horns.
4 Algiers Point - theme on clarinets
Savannah (from West to East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall)
1 Colonial Sailor's Song. This is wriiten in the style of an old sea shanty, with a declamatory line (on woodwinds) alternating with a chorus (on strings).
2 Chippewa Square. The peace and tranquillity of this place is depicted with a calm slow tune on violins, accompanied by rapid but harmonious figure on cellos, and with occasional toots by the flutes.
3 The Planter's Song. The cellos start to play their tuneful riff, possibly kidding listeners that this is the actual theme, but the trumpet then bursts in with a very jolly tune.
4 Cold evening at Tybee Island.This beach is probably packed with swimmers and surfers on a warm sunny day, but in this scene the oboes and the pulsating strings depict a deserted beach on a cold evening.
5 Fort Pulanski. Side drums and a trumpet fanfare introduce this military episode. Later the tempo accelerates leading to a huge tutti crash, as the fort's walls are breached by accurate and deadly cannon fire. Calm then returns to Savannah in the coda of this movement.
The South-West (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) (Gomersall)
1 Grand Canyon.
2 The Lost Tribe of Sinagua
3 Hispanic Festival
4 Pueblo Lament
The South-West (from West To East - Suite for Orchestra) - Live recording by Unley Symphony Orchestra - (Gomersall)
1 Grand Canyon.
2 The Lost Tribe of Sinagua
3 Hispanic Festival
4 Pueblo Lament
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