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Pittoresken für Streichinstrumente: I. Der Kriegstanz [Philip Daniel; 2020]

30 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

First in a set of "picturesques" for varied combinations of bowed chordophones (string instruments). A tenebrous, lugubrious study in counterpoint and developmental variation scored for string trio (violin/viola/violoncello, all "con sordi...

Pittoresken für Streichinstrumente: I. Der Kriegstanz [Philip Daniel; 2020]

Stimmungsbilder: IX. Ciaconna romanzesca [Philip Daniel; 2020]

29 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Ninth in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. This piece concludes the set of Stimmungsbilder with a concentrated and sinuous series of variations, for oboe and piano, on a recurring harmon...

Stimmungsbilder: IX. Ciaconna romanzesca [Philip Daniel; 2020]

Stimmungsbilder: VIII. In der Höhle des Bronzedrachen [Philip Daniel; 2020]

28 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Eighth in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. This penultimate Stimmungsbild, entitled "In der Höhle des Bronzedrachen" ["In the Cave of the Bronze Dragon"] showcases the expressive intens...

Stimmungsbilder: VIII. In der Höhle des Bronzedrachen [Philip Daniel; 2020]

Stimmungsbilder: VII. Nach einem spanischen Gedicht [Philip Daniel; 2020]

27 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Seventh in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. A transcription of my Lied "Komm, o Tod, von Nacht umgeben" ("Come, O Death, shrouded in night") [Comendador Escriva; transl. Emanuel Geibel]...

Stimmungsbilder: VII. Nach einem spanischen Gedicht [Philip Daniel; 2020]

Stimmungsbilder: VI. Die Aubade des Pfeifers [Philip Daniel; 2020]

23 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Sixth in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. The title of this piece for B♭ clarinet and pianoforte, "Die Aubade des Pfeifers" ("The Piper's Morning Love Song"), reflects the idyllic natur...

Stimmungsbilder: VI. Die Aubade des Pfeifers [Philip Daniel; 2020]

Stimmungsbilder: V. Moto perpetuo per flauto piccolo [Philip Daniel; 2020]

22 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Fifth in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. A 9/4 time perpetual motion study for piccolo alone, lasting approximately two minutes, this piece employs the Fortspinnung (spinning-forth) tech...

Stimmungsbilder: V. Moto perpetuo per flauto piccolo [Philip Daniel; 2020]

Stimmungsbilder: IV. Fuga ricercata e rapsodica [Philip Daniel; 2020]

21 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Fourth in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. A "studied yet rhapsodic" fugue scored for English horn, baritone oboe, and basset horn, the twisting and highly chromatic subject of which span...

Stimmungsbilder: IV. Fuga ricercata e rapsodica [Philip Daniel; 2020]

World Music Day - Fête de la Musique

21 Jun 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Chriss

Hello everyone, today is the 21st of June, a day that marks the first day of Summer, but more importantly! The day of the 'Fête de la Musique'! 'World Music Day'. This year we are celebrating the 40th edition of this exceptional event. Let's go bac...

Stimmungsbilder: III. Der bröckelnde Wasserspeier [Philip Daniel; 2020]

20 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Third in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. The title of this sardonic scherzo for tenor saxophone and harpsichord translates to "The Crumbling Gargoyle." Throughout this miniature, the ten...

Stimmungsbilder: III. Der bröckelnde Wasserspeier [Philip Daniel; 2020]

Stimmungsbilder: II. Vorspiel zu einem imaginären Film noir [Philip Daniel; 2020]

16 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

Second in a set of "atmospheric pictures" for varied combinations of solo woodwind and keyboard. As the title ("Vorspiel zu einem imaginären Film noir", or "Prelude to an Imaginary Film Noir") suggests, this duet of oboe d'amore (or cor anglais)...