AN ECHO OF GREEK FOLK MUSIC w. intro Chamber Orchestra - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1583325

For flute, B Clarinet, Harp, Viola, Violoncello and hand-drum

Duration: ca 7' 35''
As the title indicates, none of the musical material used in this composition is actual folk-music, but it is throughout its entirety inspired by it: The choice of Byzantine music modes, the irregular time signatures, the choice of instruments to be as closely related to those used in folk-music, the frequent use of "ison" (long-held note), heterophony, parallel thirds, simple ostinati and restrained harmony, as well as the permeating melancholic mood and the attempted intensity of expression, are all intended to be suggestive of Greek Folk-music.

As a short introduction to the whole, a rudimentary arrangement og SIKILOS gravestone (the only extant complete example of ancient Greek music notation) is used, serving as an homage to the culture that permeates everything in Greek expression to this day.

The mp3 file provided is exported from the sibelius score.

The composer is a member of TONO, the Norwegian Copyright org.

For more information on her work please visit website www.zlatanou.net

NOTE: I am originally Greek living in Norway most of my adult life, where I have also tried to spread my culture to my new homeland, alongside my other classical work. This has resulted in several both choral and instrumental arrangements of existing Greek music, as well as compositions on Greek subjects, many available on SHEETMUSICPLUS.
When looking for something “new” or “unknown” please have a browse either on this site or at my website where both my compositions and arrangements are catalogued according to subject matter and intrumentation.