ZALO/JP-PUBLICATIONS --- Catalogue for Native American Flute
Note: These compositions are published primarily for the G min. scale. However, many of the pieces for solo flute may be performed on flutes of different "basic tuning".
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Richard Collins -- Gr. 1, 2 - SPRING FLOWERS, for flute & piano 6’ Available also for flute and strings; romantic expressiveness in the phrases display a unique Melodicism; a mixing of jazz and classical styles with a colorful harmonic backdrop; reviewers refer to this composer’s music as "evoking an emotional response". |
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Robert Mols -- Gr. 1, 2 - CADENZA & TWO IMAGES, for flute & piano CADENZA, is for solo flute (a); TWO IMAGES may be played with harpsichord; colorful harmonic textures in the keyboard enhance the musical effectiveness of the pentatonic mode in the flute. |
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James J. Pellerite -- Gr. 2, 3 - MOVIMENTI PREZIOSI, for flute & piano Two movements adapted from Concerto for Oboe, by Alessandro Marcello; elaborate ornamentation of the ADAGIO mixes the Native flute styles with baroque idiomatic expression; ALLEGRO, with its articulated phrases is exciting and brilliant sounding; the cross-cultural musical elements of interpretation must acquiesce, since boundaries are pleasingly stretched; available also for flute and strings. |
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Kevin Purrone -- Gr. 1 -- 4, DANCES, for flute & harpsichord A commentary interplay between flute and harpsichord, with playful and lyrical expression; 2nd movement is for solo flute (a); virtuosic elements elevate the flute’s abilities to be a contrast within itself, shifting from its primary source to a contemporary sounding instrument; recommended also for the modern flute. |
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Justin Rubin -- Gr. 1 -- 4 -- FANTASY-SONATAS, for flute & harpsichord Three movements of diverse character (2nd for solo flute), combine elements of an improvisational style, yet the phrases are structured as sonatas in the baroque sense. |
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Randall Snyder -- Gr.1 -- 4 -- ELEGY FOR SEPTEMBER, for flute & harpsichord Originally commissioned for Lute and flute, and re-edited by the composer for harpsichord; (lute part is available on request); piece was composed not only as a memorial to the composer’s father, but to the events of Sept.11th as well; an elegiac nature prevails throughout the piece, as a soulful expression is borne by each instrument; the ending, CENOTAPH, of a setting of Orlando Gibbon.’s madrigal, "The Silver Swan"; recommended also for the modern flute. |
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Randall Snyder -- Gr. 1, 2 -- ENCORES, for flute & Harpsichord Amazing Grace; Japanese Childrens’ Song; Sakura-Sakura; Appropriate settings for the instrumental combination which includes an optional part for light percussion; arrangements of popular Japanese song, (Cherry Blossoms, Sakura); Amazing Grace, with somberness and reverence; phrases lend a vocal quality; flute is communicative, embracing fusion and crossover. |
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Paul Steinberg -- Gr. 1, 3 -- THREE CONTRASTS, for flute & piano Composer’s distinct memories of the Southwest(N.Mex.) are vividly recalled in all movements; varied styles are capricious, diverse, and brilliant in creating the images; recommended also for the modern flute. |
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Joseph Turrin – Gr. 1, 2 – WINTER SKY, for flute & piano Free-flowing phrases in the piano provide colorful chromatic backdrop to the natural flavors of the flute; charming, expressive ornamental phrases. (see: Boehm flute) |
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Mary Jeanne van Appledorn -- Gr. 2, 4 -- MUSIC OF ENCHANTMENT Originally for strings and two percussionists (c), this edition is a piano reduction, with the available parts for two percussionists; Introduction, a colorful expressive soliloquy, effectively blending the percussion with the flute’s traditional ornamentation; Allegro is effective and somewhat challenging with exciting multiple rhythms as a perpetual motion; recommended also for the modern flute. |
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Jay Vosk -- Gr. 1, 3 – MONUMENT For flute and string quartet (see: chamber music); revision of a movement from his Concerto, AZSCAPES; colorful chromatic textures support the beauty of the flute’s florid melodic lines; a cadenza features self-styled elements against a coordinated chordal background; recommended also for the modern flute. |
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Stephen Weber -- Gr. 1, 3 -- PRAYER and CELEBRATION, for flute & harpsichord Prayer, at a slow and deliberate pace, moments of reflection and introspection; Celebration, robust, in its rhythmic accentuation, with changing meters, and highlighted articulations. |
David Yeagley -- Gr. 2, 3 – CLOUDS OF AN EVENING SUN
(c) 9’ (In preparation), (piano reduction)
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Luigi Zaninelli -- Gr. 1, 2 – TRE IMPRESSIONI, for flute & harpsichord Three short pieces, may be programmed separately; enchantingly simple melodic lines, imaginatively combined with chromatic tertian harmony; technical simplicity belies their musical sophistication. |
(a) -- Recorded on ECHOES & BOUNDARIES (see: Recordings)
(c) – Recorded on a new CD to be released by OPUS ONE RECORDS
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