Ecriture sérielle et valeurs rythmiques ajoutées. Hommage à Olivier Messiaen. / Flûte Et Harpe

As a prestigious composer of the early 20th century Maurice Ravel's Pièce En Forme De Habanera transcribed for Flute and Harp by Christian Lardé and Marie-Claire Jamet contains many features which continue to make the composer's music popular and loved to this day. Known for his masterful melodies and rich harmonies  Pièce En Forme De Habanera clearly exemplifies these qualities through flourishing Flute lines and evocative chordal and rhythmic Harp accompaniments. Moreover Habanera rhythms heard throughout the piece create further excitement. All of these musical elementscombine to create a highly enjoyable piece for the Flute and Harp repertoire. In addition the clear print of separate solo and accompaniment parts in this edition ofPièce En Forme De Habanera add to an irresistible purchase for aspiring Flute players.

Composed for Emma Halnan winner of The Arts Club ? Sir Karl Jenkins Music Award 2016.The composer comments that ?for the first ten years of this century I lived and composed on the Gower Peninsula an area of sandy beaches and dramatic cliff scenery with coastal caves; the first area in the UK to be officially designated as one of outstanding natural beauty. Living in an old mill alongside the Bury Pill stream I wrote from a stable block enjoying a vista across Cheriton Valley and the river to Ryers Down. This work is a musical reflection of time spent there.?Originally scored for Flute

Beyond Dark consists of one movement which is in three sections fast-slow-fast. Influences from the modern jazz harmony of Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea and also traditional Japanese instruments such as the koto and shakahachi.The piece lends itself to alternative fingerings which helps to give the piece an exotic flavour - some of which are included in the score included some of these optional fingerings in the score.