Kembang Suling

Gareth Farr

General Info

Year: 1996
Duration: c. 10:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Promethean
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Marimba
Flute

Program Notes

commission: Evelyn Glennie

Review

This composition for flute and marimba is presented in three movements, which are described as "musical snapshots" of Asia. The first movement is in the style of the gamelan orchestra of Bali. The flute and marimba start in a balanced unison, then the flute strays to more independent material. The original theme returns, but this time with the marimba performing sixteenth-note arpeggiated material. The second movement is a slow, haunting flute melody in the style of the Japanese shakuchaichi flute. The marimba accompanies with four-mallet rolls. The third movement is based on South Indian scales and rhythms. This is the most complex movement, with sixteenth-note groupings by the marimba and similar or contrasting patterns for the flute. Four mallets are required throughout, and a low-A marimba is needed. The flute has a solo part, and the marimba performs from a score. - George Frock, April 1998

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