Composed by Francis Kayali. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score. 17 pages. Francis Kayali #5741821. Published by Francis Kayali (A0.973027).
The Winter Pieces (2018-19) are a collection of short works that focus on impressionistic, airy, ambient, resonant sound-fields. The set opens with the gentle gusts of "Flurries." In "First Snow," notes occupy the entire register of the piano like snowflakes as they gradually cover the ground. The chorale "Song of the Mountain" references the majestic string textures and harmonies of Alan Hovhaness, whose music was the soundtrack of my first New Hampshire winters, echoing the cold, austerity, and solemnity of the season, but also a sense of quiet power. "Pulse" alternates a section of forward-thrust with a melancholic second half. Set indoors, "Midnight Sound" is a warm and smoky jazz improvisation. With "Flight," we return to an active texture that interweaves anxious and playful moods. Finally, "The Birth of Bernoulli," takes us away from the earth to observe the slow orbit of planets around the sun. Daniel Bernoulli, whose research helps explain how wings work, and whose name was given to a lunar crater, is used here to symbolize human science, providing an astronomer’s outlook – one of cold reason, but also one of wonderment and reverence – on the origin of seasons and the workings of our universe.
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Composed by Francis Kayali. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score. 17 pages. Francis Kayali #5741821. Published by Francis Kayali (A0.973027).
The Winter Pieces (2018-19) are a collection of short works that focus on impressionistic, airy, ambient, resonant sound-fields. The set opens with the gentle gusts of "Flurries." In "First Snow," notes occupy the entire register of the piano like snowflakes as they gradually cover the ground. The chorale "Song of the Mountain" references the majestic string textures and harmonies of Alan Hovhaness, whose music was the soundtrack of my first New Hampshire winters, echoing the cold, austerity, and solemnity of the season, but also a sense of quiet power. "Pulse" alternates a section of forward-thrust with a melancholic second half. Set indoors, "Midnight Sound" is a warm and smoky jazz improvisation. With "Flight," we return to an active texture that interweaves anxious and playful moods. Finally, "The Birth of Bernoulli," takes us away from the earth to observe the slow orbit of planets around the sun. Daniel Bernoulli, whose research helps explain how wings work, and whose name was given to a lunar crater, is used here to symbolize human science, providing an astronomer’s outlook – one of cold reason, but also one of wonderment and reverence – on the origin of seasons and the workings of our universe.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
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