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Symphony No.15 "Silver Pilgrimage" - Alan Hovhaness

Louisville Orchestra conducted by Robert Whitney. I - Mount Ravana: 0:00 II - Marava Princess: 4:41 III - River of Meditation: 7:19 IV - Heroic Gates of Peace: 14:52 Hovhaness' Symphony No.15 was composed in 1962, while he was in Japan researching under a Rockefeller Grant, though the music itself is Indian-flavoured. It was premiered in the Festival of Music and Art of 1963, performed by the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Barite. The subtitle refers to the novel "Silver Pilgrimage", by Justice M. Anantanarayanan, an account of a pilgrimage in the sixteenth century by the young Prince Jayasurya from Lanka (Ceylon, currently Sri Lanka) to the holy city of Kafhi (Banaras, also know as Varanasi). The first movement seems to suggests the mystery and fury of a mountain prophet. Ravana is one of the characters of the Indian "Ramayana", known as the rival demon of Rama, with a strong and aggressive character. It is structured in ternary form. Opens with a mysterious blizzard of string's pizzicatos, over which an exotic but ominous melody is presented by the violas. The middle section begins with a dissonant clusters of the horns, joined by the rest of woodwinds with the flutes mimicking bird songs, all supported by a constant ostinato of the harp in the background. The third section is a full recapitulation of the first one. Instead of a coda, the music simply vanishes. The second movement references the Marava, a tamil community in the south of India. It is structured in binary form. As with the first movement, begins with constant waves of pizzicatos, followed by the exposition of a lyrical and sinuous theme of feminine grace. The second section consist of a rhythmic variation of the main theme, transformed in a canonic dance of great energy. The music unexpectedly concludes without resolution. The third movement suggests the spirit of religious meditation of a sage by a river. Being divided in two parts. Opens with an introduction consisting of menacing horn calls, tubular bells and dissonant woodwinds clusters. Low strings present a melancholic oriental melody, later taken by the English horn in dialogue with the strings over the constant pizzicatos. The second section, and main part of the movement, consist of an extensive solo of the flute on said exotic melody, enriching it with many ornaments. As with the previous movements, there is no formal coda as the music simply dissapears The fourth movement suggests the spirit of the peaceful reign of wisdom wherein harmony is achieved between heaven and earth. Being a very freely written movement. A western hymn presented by the brass while supported by the timpani, being developed through broad melodic lines in the strings with the use of a Renaissance-like counterpoint. After growing and reaching it's peak, the music slows down briefly, before the hymn returns in its full force in a brilliant recapitulation by the brass. However, the expected final climax doesn't arrive, with the music fading away in silence. Picture: Photograph of the Golden Temple in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. Musical analysis partially written by myself. Sources: https://bit.ly/2Vs0QMs, https://bit.ly/2UzHgxt and https://bit.ly/3wz6Csq