Aldo Rafael Forte, Composer
Published Orchestral Works -
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Concertos with Orchestra
"Concerto for Horn and Orchestra" (1989) - 20 min. - MP3s I. Dígame II. Estrañando III. Carnaval Habanero CD Recording: "Hornissimo" CD Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin CD, AMAZON Peter Arnold, Horn and the SWF Rundfunkorcheter Kaiserslautern, Germany, Klaus Arp Cond. , program notes email aldoforte@ymail.com for Rental Fees of Parts . Purchase full score & solo part
With its infusion of jazz, pop, and Latin elements coupled with demanding soloist virtuosity
and Latin percussion, this work is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser
as well as fun for musicians alike.
"Piezas Latino - Ibericas - concerto for brass quintet and orchestra " (1991) 10 min., MP3s: I. Furia II. Tango III. Fiesta CD Recordings: "That's A Plenty" CD RBM label AMAZON and 5 aus 49 CD AMAZON Das Rennquintett and SWF Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Germany, Klaus Arp, cond., program notes
With its infusion of Spanish and Latin elements coupled with demanding soloist virtuosity
and use of piccolo trumpet and Latin percussion, this work is guaranteed to be a crowd
pleaser as well as fun for musicians alike.
Orchestral works
"Twickenham - picturesque symphonette for orchestra" (2005) - 13 min. - in 4 mvts. - NO RECORDING AVAILABLE - appealing to audiences and musicians alike. PLEADING TO BE RECORDED. Commissioned by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the Bicentennial of the founding of Huntsville, AL. program notes email aldoforte@ymail.com for Rental Fees of Parts .
Cities (1983) - 25 min. - in 4 mvts. - MP3 NO CD AVAILABLE Composed under an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts with assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts. Makes use of spatial notation. Performances of this work would likely qualify as "adventuresome programming"! program notes email aldoforte@ymail.com for Rental Fees of Parts .
"Eclipse" (1983) - 15 min. - in one movement. Orchestral piece whose basic "theme' is the obstruction of light. Light, represented by the pitch of Eb, is periodically "obstructed" by E natural and D. Forte's first orchestral work, composed while he was studying post graduate composition with Ross Lee Finney at The University of Alabama. Makes use of spatial notation WORK HAS NEVER BEEN PERFORMED. Performances of this work would likely qualify as "adventuresome programming"! program notes email aldoforte@ymail.com for Rental Fees of Parts .
Song Cycle with Orchestra
"Cantos - a song cycle for baritone and orchestra on poems of José Martí" (1985 - 1987) - 35 min. - 5 mvts. - Composed under a composition fellowship from the Cintas Foundation administered by the Institute of International Education (NYC). THE WORK HAS NEVER BEEN PERFORMED. title page program notes email aldoforte@ymail.com for Rental Fees of Parts .
String Orchestra
"Sinfonietta for String Orchestra" (1977/1981) - 22 min. - 5 mvts. - MP3 NO CD AVAILABLE program notes email aldoforte@ymail.com for Rental Fees of Parts .
