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Arctic Dreams I for Flute, Vibraphone and Digital Audio
Includes Online Audio

£47.00
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  • Highly recommended
  • Uses extended techniques

From the Publisher

Ideal for advanced performance students and professional musicians, Arctic Dreams I is a unique duo for flute, vibraphone and digital audio that incorporates soundscapes from Canada’s Inuit culture. Evocative and, at times, jazzy, Arctic Dreams I traverses a range of tempo changes, polyrhythms and quasi-canonic passages, the vibraphone part including ostinato sections and fragmented rhythmic patterns, while the virtuosic flute part employs techniques such as key clicks and flutter tongue.

 

"This is a trio for flute, vibes and digital audio. The digital audio part is from an earlier (1995) work by Hatzis and Keith Horner titled Voices of the Land from a radio documentary/composition titled Footprints in New Snow.

At one point the vibes player must sing while playing rolled octaves. An optional part for a child singer is also included. The vibes part includes many ostinato sections, fragmented rhythmic patterns, and only five measures with rolled four-note chords. The flute part is more virtuosic, with wide-ranging passages and leaps, trills, key clicks, flutter tongue, etc.

The significant points that need to be synchronized with the audio part are clearly marked. Various arrows denote changes of tempo in the audio part that must be adjusted to by the musicians. An outline of the audio part is included in the score only. The score abounds with meter changes, polyrhythms, quasi-canonic passages, dynamic extremes (pppp to ff) and tempo changes. This would be appropriate for university performance majors and faculty/professional musicians.'" John Baldwin, Percussive Notes, August, September 2009

 

Difficulty Rating Scale: V - Advanced

Performance duration (approx): 7'

Difficulty guide: 9
Difficulty level, roughly compared to ABRSM exam grades. 0 is total beginner, 9 is advanced (beyond grade 8).

Item Details

Instrumentation

  • Part 1: Flute
  • Part 2: Marimba
  • Part 3: Electronics
Category: Music for Flute and Marimba
Publisher: Promethean Editions
Publisher's reference: PE103
Our Stock Code: 1642902
Score and parts (18 pages [score]); includes accompaniment Online Audio

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