AN ECHO OF GREEK FOLK MUSIC, for chamber ens. Version 1 Small Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1319277

Version 1: For Flute, B Clarinet, Viola, Violoncello, Harp and Hand Drum. As the title indicates, none of the musical material used in this composition is actual folk-music, but it is throughout its entirety inspired by it: The choice of Byzantine music modes, the irregular time signatures, the choice of instruments to be as closely related to those used in folk-music, the frequent use of "ison" (long-held note), heterophony, parallel thirds, simple ostinati and restrained harmony, as well as the permeating melancholic mood and the attempted intensity of expression, are all intended to be suggestive of Greek Folk-music.

Version 2: For Flute, B Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Piano and Hand Drum is also listed on SMP.

For more information on the composer, please visit www.zlatanou.net (member of TONO, the Norwegian copyright org.)

NOTE: I am originally Greek living in Norway most of my adult life, where I have also tried to spread my culture to my new homeland, alongside my other classical work. This has resulted in several both choral and instrumental arrangements of existing Greek music, as well as compositions on Greek subjects, many available on SHEETMUSICPLUS.
When looking for something “new” or “unknown” please have a browse either on this site or at my website where both my compositions and arrangements are catalogued according to subject matter and intrumentation.