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...wie zwei Flöten süß - (2017)
for two flutes
Silvia Rozas Ramallal und Jonas Kämper gewidmet
A little suite of four movements is written after hearing two students from the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin playing on Friedrichstrasse yesterday on a springtime afternoon. The suite was composed with a quote in mind about two flutes: "Hören Vögel, wie zwei Flöten süß / Ihre Sprache sprechen." Klabund, from the collection, "Chinesische Gedichte."
The first movement is a short ABA form.
The second in the relative minor is a canon as the flutes hint at the chirping and cooing of birds, referencing the quote from Klabund.
The third is scherzo-like, as the harmonic regions shift lightly.
The last is a fugue in duple and then triple meter.
4 pages, circa 5' 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.
