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On "Avondstilte overal" - (2017)
for piano
The tradition tune is a round in three phrases, attributed to Hardenack Otto Conrad Laub (1805-1882).
The text: "Avondstilte overal / Aan de beek de nachtegaal / Strooit er zijn zangen / Vol van verlangen / Door het dal." In English: "Evening silence everywhere, / By the creek, the nightingale / Strews his songs / So filled with longing / Through the valley."
This essay for piano on the round accompanies the melody with a lyric, sustained texture in the lower voices.
2 pages, circa 3' 45" - 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 piano score.
