Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.114422260
For solo violin.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Performance Score.
12 pages. Duration
0:09:00. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42226.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114422260).
ISBN
9781491133866. UPC:
680160683352. 9 x 12
inches.
Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the myth,
these tales tend toward
similar traits: a sacred
bird with brilliantly
colored plumage and
melodious call lives for
typically 500 years, then
dies in a nest of embers,
only to be reborn among
the flames. Phoenix
Rising consists of two
movements: I. Dying in
Embers represents an old
phoenix settling on top
of a pile of embers and
breathing its last
breath; II. Reborn in
Flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight.
Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the phoenix
myth, these tales tend to
share similar traits: a
sacred bird with
brilliantly colored
plumage and melodious
call lives for typically
five hundred years; then
the bird dies in a nest
of embers, only to be
reborn among the
flames.In Egyptian
stories, the phoenix
gathers scented wood and
spices for its
funeral/rebirth pyre,
then collects the ashes
from its earlier
incarnation and flies
them to the temple of the
sun in Heliopolis to
offer as a tribute to the
sun god.In Greek myths,
the phoenix was
approximately the size of
an eagle and was adorned
with red and gold
feathers; it would fly
from either India or
Arabia to Heliopolis to
give its offering. The
bird’s association
with immortality and
resurrection are
particularly intriguing
aspects of these tales,
giving numerous writers
(including William
Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis,
and J.K. Rowling) a rich
resource for their own
stories.Phoenix Rising
consists of two
movements. I. Dying in
embers represents an old
phoenixwho is settling on
top of a pile of embers
and breathing its last
breath. II. Reborn in
flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight.Phoenix Rising
was commissioned by
saxophonist Christopher
Creviston, who has
recorded the work on the
Blue Griffin label. The
composer has also made
editions of the work for
flute and for clarinet
(also available from
Theodore Presser
Company).
