Chamber Music Flute(s)
SKU: PR.114423620
Composed by Jovana
Damnjanović.
Performance Score.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42362. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423620).
ISBN
9781491137321. UPC:
680160690053.
MAYKA
(Serbian for
“motherâ€) is
a fascinating collection
of 10 short recital
pieces, each inspired by
Serbian folk-music
traditions, enriched
through a broad variety
of non-traditional
techniques. Serbian-born
flutist Jovana
Damnjanović created
these teaching etudes in
conjunction with her
doctoral thesis
introducing Eastern
European traditions to
Western flutists. Along
with its 10 fresh and
dazzling concert works,
this publication includes
a thorough preface on
performance techniques
and instructions for each
etude.
MAYKA attempts
to represent the sounds
of traditional Serbian
music and also make them
more familiar and
accessible to flute
players around the world.
The overarching
inspiration for the sound
is one of the most
popular instruments in
Serbian traditional
music: the frula.
Inspirations from the
tone colors of other
instruments such as
duduk, cevara, dvojnice,
and kaval are also
present. To read more
about these instruments,
refer to Chapter 1:
Introduction (pg. 13-16)
in the online
dissertation.My intention
was to create an original
work exclusively for
flute that holds
characteristics of
Serbian traditional
music. An imitation of
one of the Serbian
traditional song forms
can be found in
“ČоÄek;â
irregular time
signatures can be found
in “Igra,â€
“ČоÄek,â
and
“Vez.†The
style is mostly present
through trills,
ornaments, and tonality,
which are ubiquitous
characteristics of
Serbian traditional
music.Each of the concert
etudes has a narrative.
The reason for narrative
is to bring the style
closer to the performer,
and to help with
understanding each
etude’s expressive
significance. Some etudes
were inspired by people
and events, some by
specific dances, music,
and literature from
Serbia. As the etudes are
of programmatic nature,
they are a great choice
for themed recitals. The
idea was to write pieces
short enough to be good
program-fillers, not too
hard to put together yet
effective, and also
suitable for short
performances in venues
that do not have a piano.
To read more about each
etude’s narrative,
refer to Chapter 3:
Performance Guide (pg.
24-75) in the
dissertation.The book is
titled MAYKA, Serbian for
mother, to honor my
mother, my
mother’s mother,
and my Motherland,
Serbia. Motherland is
represented through the
style and tonal language
of all of the concert
etudes, and my mother and
grandmother have been the
biggest inspiration for
the narrative of
“Svila,â€
“Nana,†and
“Uspavanka.â€.