{"id":2924,"date":"2016-12-15T21:51:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T21:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=2924"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:54:21","slug":"karim-al-zand-music-ring-the-bells-at-break-of-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=2924","title":{"rendered":"Karim Al-Zand: Music: Ring the Bells at Break of Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ring the Bells at Break of Day<\/h2>\n

R<\/span>ing the Bells at Break of Day<\/i> was written to mark the 40th anniversary of the Shepherd School of Music, as part of a project to commission each of the school\u2019s faculty composers on this auspicious occasion. The piece is a short, joyful and celebratory work, which commemorates the outstanding music-making that has flourished over the school\u2019s history. \"\"<\/a>I wrote the piece while living in Rome in 2016, and it features a stately chorale tune, Inni e canti<\/i> [Hymns and Songs], which rang daily from a bell tower across the street. The graceful hymn is interrupted by a quick, punchy theme in the winds (and later, strings)\u2014perhaps the sounds of street bustle and frenetic motor traffic. Eventually the majestic chorale returns: in a solo horn, a short fugato<\/i>, and finally in combination with the ecstatic, lively music. The piece closes with the jubilant pealing of bells.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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purchase score & parts<\/span><\/h4> <\/span>Learn More<\/span><\/a> <\/div><\/div>\n
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DATE
\n2016<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

DURATION
\n6 minutes<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

INSTRUMENTATION
\nfull orchestra:<\/strong> winds: 3*3*3*3* | brass: 4331 | 2 harps | piano\/celeste | timpani, 5 percussion | strings<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

COMMISSION
\nRice University | Larry Rachleff<\/a> | Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

PREMI\u00c8RE
\nDecember 2, 2016, Stude Hall, Houston TX
\nShepherd School Symphony Orchestra<\/a> | Larry Rachleff, director<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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AUDIO
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SCORE
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