Words for My Daughter for Flute and Piano (1996)
- Staff Pick
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“High quality music.”
Sally Beamish is one of Britain's leading composers and this is a high quality work which makes a bold musical statement. The piece is based on a powerful poem by Janet Paisley about the realities of the future life of a new-born, and is stark rather than cosy. There are challenges for both players with complex rhythmic and tonal structures adding to the tricky technical difficulties and ensemble issues. The end result is very striking however, and this potent music would make an uncompromising as well as fascinating addition to any flute recital.
From the Publisher
Sally Beamish (b. 1956) studied viola at the Royal Northern College of Music before focusing on composition and moving to Scotland, where she lived for many years. Her music embraces many influences, particularly jazz and Scottish traditional music, and she has written for numerous soloists including Steven Isserlis, James Crabb, Hakan Hardenberger, Branford Marsalis and Tabea Zimmermann. Her string quartet for the Elias Quartet, Reed Stanzas, received its premiere at the 2011 BBC Proms and won a Royal Philharmonic Society Award. In 2018 Beamish was awarded the British Composer Award for Inspiration in recognition of her long and distinguished career.
Our Description
The poem is printed in the piano score.
Performance duration (approx): 6'
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
- Part 2: Piano
Publisher: Scottish Music Centre
Publisher's reference: EP73315
Our Stock Code: 923439
Media Type: Paperback
