Aztec Dances was commissioned by Christopher Orton with the assistance of the BBC Performing Arts Fund. The first performance was given by Christopher Orton (recorder) and Magdalena Nasidlak (piano) at a concert in the Manchester Midday Concerts series at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester in March 2010.The version for flute and piano was premiered by Wissam Boustany (Flute) and Aleksander Szram (Piano) at St James?s Church Piccadilly on Thursday 19 May 2011.1. Ritual/Pastorale2. Fertility Dance3. Ghost Dance/Song4. Sacrificial Dance Composer's Note The idea for the genesis of thiswork and indeed its title and individual movements came after visiting an exhibition at the British Museum entitled Moctezuma ?Aztec Ruler. The exhibition traced the events following the election in 1502 of Moctezuma as Supreme Ruler of the Aztecs and the subsequent invasion of 1519 by a Spanish expedition led by Hermán Cortés ? an event that was to eventually lead to the demise of the Aztec civilisation.Part of the exhibition explored the role that music and dance played in Aztec life. The primitive recorder together with trumpets and drums were used as an important part of the formal ritual ceremonies (including rather gruesomely human sacrifice) that took place to appease the many Gods which the Aztecs worshipped as well as for other more informal occasions in their social and cultural life.I have tried to reflect some of these highly contrasting and dramatic ideas in this four movement work.        Edward Gregson

Ce livre est fondé sur le principe des Microjazz une série de morceaux de style populaire classés par niveau de difficulté croissante. Il contient une sélection de pièces d´un grand intérêt rythmique qui tiennent compte des possibilités et du caractère propre de l´instrument soliste. Des accompagnements qui encouragent la créativité associés à des parties solistes mélodieuses et rythmées offrent aux musiciens de tout age une véritable mine de styles. Ne jouez pas ces morceaux trop vite faites bien attention aux nuances et à l´articulation et soyez scrupuleusement exact en ce qui concerne le rythme. Les parties solistes sont d´une difficulté technique modérée maiselles méritent une étude approfondie de la part de musiciens de tous niveaux. La plupart des accompagnements qui sont également faciles conviennent au piano aussi bien qu´aux claviers électriques ou électroniques.

Maltot Jean-Christophe. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. / Date parution : 2023-03-21/ Répertoire / Flûte et Piano

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