A Tune for America (flute quartet version)
- Year
- 2015
- Duration
- 5'
- Categories
- Chamber Music Flute Quartets
- Instrumentation
- Two flutes, alto flute, bass flute
- Premiere
- February, 6th 2011
Chappaqua, NY
Northern Westchester Flutes, American Guild of Organists, Westchester Chapter - Publisher
- Ocean Sound
Program Notes
I have had a lifelong fascination with and great respect for Native American cultures. Their neverending struggles, highly imaginative artistic vision, spirituality, forms of dress & style, customs, belief in animal spirits and their deep respect for & connection with nature and different types of people (orientation, physical impairments) and high regard for their elders inspired me to write A Tune for America (included on the original recording of A Native American-Jazz Tribute). Musically the two styles compliment one another; the minor pentatonic scales of their flutes connect well with blues scales, altered notes and varied chord voicings used by great jazz artists.
(Please note: sheet music temporarily unavailable) The recording of the originlal version is available on track 9).
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