Voices
for a Flautist with Orchestra
Shulamit Ran (composer)
Solo Flute (Alto Flute (amplified), Piccolo), Flut...
Instrumentation
- Solo Flute
- Alto Flute (amplified)
- Piccolo
- Flute 1
- Flute 2
- Piccolo
- Oboe 1
- Oboe 2
- Clarinet 1 in B
- Clarinet 2 in B
- Bass Clarinet in B
- Bassoon 1
- Bassoon 2
- Horn 1 in F
- Horn 2 in F
- Trumpet 1 in C
- Trumpet 2 in C
- Tenor Trombone
- Bass Trombone
- Tuba
- Percussion 1
- Percussion 2
- Percussion 3
- Violin 1
- Violin 2
- Viola
- Violoncello
- Contrabass
Rental
SKU
116-41676
My having been commissioned by the National Flute Association for a flute concerto in celebration of that organization's year 2000 convention was, for me, a much-relished opportunity to further explore the direction I found myself pursuing in two earlier compositions ? "East Wind" for solo flute (1987), and "Mirage" for five instrument (1991), a piece which "ethos" is established by the opening alto flute melody - in the context of the larger and fuller palette of a concerto.
Even though I had used the flute often, in various settings, in my past music, it was in "East Wind" and "Mirage" where I felt myself developing a more personal, distinct ?flute voice?. And it is that voice, interspersing sensuousness, lyricism, brilliance, gentleness and ecstasy, which I tried to bring to the fore in "Voices", subtitled "A Concerto for Flautist with Orchestra."
The work's first movement, "Quasi Pasaccaglia", features the C flute as soloist, moving without a break into the second movement, titled "Voice of the Wood", where the soloist plays the alto flute. In the third movement, "Big Bands, Little Bands", the C flute returns, though this time in the context of an orchestral flute section, segueing at mid-point into the brilliant flourishes of a solo piccolo.
"Voices" received its premiere on August 19, 2000, with Patricia Spencer, flutist, and Ransom Wilson, conductor.
SKU: 116-41676
Ensemble: Full Orchestra
Duration: 16:00
Commission Notice: Commissioned by the National Flute Association for its Year 2000 Convention
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Delivery Method: Print
Product Type: Score and Parts
Ensemble: Full Orchestra
Duration: 16:00
Commission Notice: Commissioned by the National Flute Association for its Year 2000 Convention
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Delivery Method: Print
Product Type: Score and Parts
I. Quasi Passacaglia (C flute)
II. Voice of the Wood (amplified alto flute)
III. Big Bands, Little Bands (C flute, piccolo)