Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 5:
"Meditations and Memories"
Duet for Two Flutes of the Same Kind
(2009)
Program Notes: "Meditations and Memories" is far and away my most popular flute piece. The opening melody is reminiscent of the opening of "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky, but my theme always functions as a mantra. The flutes then “meditate” on that tune. A transition follows that is evocative of the opening of "Symphony No. 6" by Jean Sibelius. A transition leads to a stretto, then to another transition, and then to yet another stretto. Next comes the first “memory” theme. The “memory” theme is borrowed from my composition "Fantasypiece" for violoncello and contrabass and the orchestral version of it, "Fantasypiece for Orchestra." A “meditation” ensues followed by an ornate, baroque-like variation on the “memory” theme. The piece closes with a final “meditation.”
Recording: "Meditations and Memories" is recorded on the Australian label Move Records by Peter Sheridan. Visit the next URL below for ordering information.
Publication: "Meditations and Memories" is available for sale in two-score sets by ECS Publishing Group as Catalog No. 7.0661. Follow the next URL for ordering information.
Follow the next URL to watch a scrolling score music video of "Meditations and Memories" on YouTube.
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Thank you for your time and attention.
Stanley M. Hoffman, PhD
Biography Published in Grove Music Online (The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Oxford University Press)
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