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Tidbits for Piccolo and Flutes- (2023)
A somewhat unique chamber music combo was chosen for the fun of it. After an introduction, easy polytonality speaks of the theme moving through parallel major chords, with a single movement spun out from this. A middle section features a short canon for voices before the coda.
An andante of longer lined themes is taken up, moving through a harmonically distant tonal region. again with counterpoint in canon at times.
The final presto ma not troppo is a 6/8 lilt, with cascades of scales offsetting triadic gestures. This movement too moves quickly through various tonal domains for the fun of it before ending solidly in octaves Cs.
10 pages, circa 7' 00" - an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this score.
Tidbits for Piccolo and Flutes
