Alvin Singleton
Argoru III
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Alvin Singleton
Argoru III
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- Besetzung Querflöte
- Komponist Alvin Singleton
- Ausgabe Noten
- Verlag Schott Musik
- Bestell-Nr. EA694
Lieferzeit 2-4 Wochen
Beschreibung:
Argoru III (1971) for flute is the third in a series of eight solo works for various instruments, the term 'argoru' being a word from the Ghanaian Twi language meaning 'to play' (itself a pun). The work is in one short movement. Quicksilver runs and leaps alternate with cantabile moments like light falling through trees in a forest. The work at times seems to sound as if the flutist herself were creating the piece in a moment of inspired improvisation. The composer in fact says his intention was to 'create a virtuosic tribute to a great flutist, allowing the piece to sound like her own personal statement.' To play 'Argoru' with proper joy and abandon requires a flutist of great virtuosity. Such a player is Sara Vargas-Barritt for whom Mr. Singleton composed 'Argoru III' and who premiered it on 24 May 1971 in Sprague Memorial Hall, New Haven, Connecticut, where the two were fellow Yale graduates.
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