The Musical Moment

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This article is about musical composition written by Nicolae Kirculescu . For classical
song cycles , see Moments Musicaux .
The Musical Moment, signed by the Romanian composer Nicolae Kirculescu , is a
classical musical work for piano and orchestra , that was published in 1950. The
premiere of the piece took place in 1965 and it is related to the adaption of the ending
part of it to the opening credits of a well-known Romanian documentary show called
Teleenciclopedia (broadcast by TVR ), the show being broadcast for the first time in
this same year. The 1965 recording remains a symbol for the show, this particular
interpretation being made by Romanian Radio Orchestra , conducted by Iosif Conta ,
and the piano soloist, student at that time,Dan Grigore .
The composition was very often mistakenly labeled, due to original labeling done on the
Electrorecord vinyl disc Aa ncepe dragostea (translating: That's how the loves starts)
(containing many well-known pieces of Kirculescu). By this, the Musical moment may
be found under the wrong name Patru studii de concert (in English: Four concerto
studies), another work of the composer, this time for solo piano only. Other times, the
tune is nicknamed Plutaul de pe Bistria (The rafter of Bistrita).
Contents
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1Composition
2Instrumentation
3Other interpretations

4Bibliography
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4.1Books
4.2Scores

5Discography

Composition[edit ]
The form of the musical work is done like an important dialog between the orchestra
and solo instrument, respecting the following pattern: A-B1-C-B2. A and C being
conducted by the orchestra, while the "B" noted moments are for the soloist,
accompanied by the orchestra. (The recording for "Teleenciclopedia" show has only the
B2 section.)

Harmonically and melodically, the scores distinguish itself by the modulation

richness (Romantic style), chromatic passages, the contrast between melodic
fragments build exclusively with jumps and gradually went. The best part remembered by
the audience is the introductory piano section, composed on an unusual chord progression
(D major chord - E{\displaystyle \flat } Chord with additional sixth as musical delay of
the fifth, demanding to adapt the version of major tonality,the bass being I-II6-5 n D
major, with a Neapolitan sixth for the second step of the chord progression.
If the tempo indication of the score is firmly respected, the total time of interpretation is
7 minutes.
Instrumentation[edit ]
The pieces was scored for an orchestra of 40-50 players, together with the piano soloist.
The following instruments are needed:
Solo instrument: piano
Woodwinds : 2 flutes , 2 oboes , 2 clarinets , 2 basoons
Brass instruments : 3 french horns , 3 trumpets , 3 trombones
Percussion instruments : timpani , gran cassa , piatto , charleston
String instruments : guitar and string section quintet (first violin , second
violin, viola , cello and contrabass )
Other interpretations[edit ]
Teleenciclopedia television transmission , that made the piece widely known
to the television public. The starting credits of the early shows used an excerpt of the
original recording. From 1990, that fragment was re-orchestrated several times for
electronic instruments , the immediate noticeable difference being the piano section,
the electronic piano timbre being repeatedly changed several times.
The orchestra of the Mielu Bibescu clarinetist recorded a short version,
entitled Teleenciclopedia. It's a new slightly different interpretation of the piano solo,
followed by a hybrid improvisation style of gypsy jazz , the cymbal sounds are
overlapped by jazz harmonies.
Costel Ciofu, manele singer, released his own version of the familiar fragment
with lyrics this time, again under the name Teleenciclopedia. The solo piano is now
transferred to his solo voice, and the lyrics are written in accordance to the prosodic
pattern demanded by the melodic phrases, widely spread in jazz - vocalese genre ,
previously experimented in the manele genre.
Bibliography[edit ]
Books[edit ]
Popescu, Mihai (1979). General repertoire of Romanian musical creation, vol. 1,
Musical Publishing (in Romanian), Bucharest
Scores[edit ]

 Kirculescu, Nicolae (1949). Four concerto studies for piano, State Publishing (in
Romanian), Bucharest