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Extended Techniques: Double the Fun (Extended Technique Duets) by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY
Publications) See Reviews
mp3 Have You Ever Seen a Lassie? mp3 Telephone mp3 The Bagpiper mp3 Laughing mp3 Pop Goes the Weasel
Finalist in 2006 NFA Newly
Published Music Competition
Suitable for two flutes or ensembles, this book was written
to provide an accessible way to learn and practice extended techniques. The duets are written so the players can have
fun with them even before the techniques have been mastered.
Basic instructions for extended techniques are provided with each duet. Most of the duets
are original compositions and are suitable for performance or for demonstration material. These duets are great to use
with ensembles. Each duet is 1:00 to 1:30 with difficulty level from 1+ to 2.
Duet Titles:
*Chopsticks (key clicks)
*Horse Trot (key clicks)
mp3 Have You Ever Seen a Lassie? (multiphonics)
*Carousel (multiphonics)
*Windy (harmonics)
*Growling Bears (flutter
tonguing)
mp3 *Telephone (flutter tonguing)
mp3 *The Bagpiper (simultaneous singing and playing)
mp3 *Laughing (pitch bending)
When the Saints Go Marching In (headjoint only)
*Motorcycle Ride (flutter tongue, pitch bends, multiphonics, harmonics)
mp3 Pop Goes the Weasel (flutter tongue, key clicks, sing &
play, harmonics, pitch bends)
*original compositions by Phyllis Avidan Louke |
Jewish Liturgical Music for Two Flutes arr. by
Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Finalist in 2000 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
This compilation of Jewish Liturgical Music contains music that is a regular part of Friday night and Saturday morning
Sabbath Services. The Flute 1 part is the melody, while Flute 2 is the accompaniment/counter melody. Chords are
included for each piece, so that a piano or guitar accompaniment can be used with either one or both flute parts.
The following melodies are included in this collection:
Adon Olam
(Lord of the World) Traditional Melody
Yigdal (The Living),
Traditional Melody
Ahavat Olam (With Everlasting Love),
based on traditional motifs, Eric Mandell
Mogen Ovot (Shield
to Our Ancestors), by I. Goldfarb
L’cha Dodi (Let Us Go, My Beloved),
by S. Sulzer
Shalom Alechem (Peace Upon You), by S.
Goldfarb
Tzadik Katomar (The Righteous Shall Flourish),
by L. Lewandowsky
V’Shom’ru (They Shall Observe), by Max
Wohlberg
Each duet is 1:30 to 2:00, Level 2
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Adon Olam (Lord of the World) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) |
This
Jewish folk song, probably composed in the eleventh century, is a hauntingly beautiful hymn. It consists of ten lines,
with the first six lines expressing the Jewish concept of G-d, and the last four lines expressing the faith we have in G-d.
This song is one of the traditional songs used to conclude the Jewish Sabbath service in synagogues.
Scored
for 3 c-flutes. (1:45) Level 2 |
Havah Nagilah Trio (Let's Be Happy) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) Havah Nagilah is a Jewish folk song that is played at joyous occasions such as Jewish weddings,
bar or bat mitzvahs (a Jewish boy or girl’s coming of age ceremony). The guests at these celebrations dance the
“hora” to this song. The hora is a circle dance that usually starts out fairly slow, gradually getting faster
and faster with each repeat until it ends (usually when the dancers are too tired to go any faster!)
Scored
for three flutes. Bass flute can be used on Part 3 (3:00) Level 3
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BRAND NEW!!
Four Renaissance Motets for Flute Quartet or Flute
Choir by Tomás Luis de Victoria, arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (Fabulous Flute Music Company)
mp3 O Magnum Mysterium mp3 O Quam Gloriosum mp3 O Vos Omnes mp3 Ave Maria (recordings by Rose City Flute Choir 12/04)
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
O Quam Gloriosum (O How Glorious)
O Vos Omnes (O All Ye That Pass)
Ave Maria (Hail
Mary)
These four motets were adapted from choral music written by Spanish
Renaissance composer, Tomás Luis de Victoria. He wrote exclusively Latin sacred music. O Magnum Mysterium
is perhaps the most moving sacred setting ever written during the Renaissance. Composed in the phrygian mode, this motet evokes
the ancient spectacle of high services in the great stone churches of the Old World. The opening chord progression of O
Quam Gloriosum’s, a motet for All Saints Day, depicts the mystery of transfiguration into the afterlife.
After many phrases depicting death, the music leads us to a comforting close as the dead are lead to their eternal home.
O Vos Omnes, a motet traditionally performed during Holy Week, is seen as one of the best, combining a perfect polyphonic
technique with a highly expressive interpretation of the words. Ave Maria is the composer’s best known
work.
Scored for 3 flutes and alto flute, with optional piccolo and bass flute (8:30), Level 3 |
Hanukah Suite Quartet arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Suite of four separate Hanukah songs that can be performed together or separately:
Maoz Tsur, or Rock of Ages, is a hymn-like melody.
Hanukah
is a quick and lively melody
Mi Y’Malel (Who Can Retell) consists of a
lively chorus in a major key, while the verse is modal, performed in a sostenuto style.
On
Hanukah is a pleasant march.
Scored for 4 flutes. Optional Alto Flute
parts are included for Parts 3 & 4 and Bass Flute can be used on Part 4, if desired. In addition, for larger groups,
piccolo may be added on Parts 1 & 2, where indicated. (10:00), Level 3
Optional
parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute
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The Planets by Gustav Holst arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (Falls House Press)
See Reviews
mp3 Mars* mp3 Venus** mp3 Mercury** mp3 Jupiter** mp3 Saturn* mp3 Uranus* mp3 Neptune* (Recordings by *Rose City Flute Choir and **Portland Flute Quartet 10/04)
Columbia Flute
Choir read through The Planets last night. We loved it! It really captures the essence of the work and is very approachable
from a player’s and a listener’s prospective! Thanks for this great addition to the flute choir literature!!
Sharyn Byer, April 2005
British composer, Gustav Holst (1874-1934), was well-known for his choral, band and orchestral music, but The
Planets, composed between 1914-1916, established his international reputation and remains a standard in the orchestral
repertoire to this day. The work is divided into seven movements, each describing the astrological and mystical qualities
of a different planet. This arrangement, containing all of the seven movements, is an abbreviated version of The Planets—the 60 minute
length of the original piece has been reduced to approximately 20 minutes. All of the major themes appear in a form
designed to be accessible to both small and large flute ensembles of intermediate through advanced level. Scored for four c-flutes, (opt.
alto, bass and contrabass flute) (20:35), Level 3 to 3+ |
Suite Butterfly by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) See Review
mp3 (Caterpillar) mp3 (Chrysalis) mp3 (Butterfly) (recordings by National Flute Choir on High Altitude CD)
Suite Butterfly was written for and dedicated
to the composer’s children, Marissa and Jeremy, and was inspired by Jeremy’s first grade science study of the
butterfly’s life cycle. Each movement is represents a different stage in the life of a butterfly: 1. Caterpillar
begins with a sunrise on a spring morning with the caterpillar’s efforts to hatch from its egg. It struggles,
then rests, struggles, then rests. The bass flute finally heralds the success of the caterpillar’s escape with
a joyful theme expressing the caterpillar’s first venturing into the outside world. The caterpillar’s joy
intensifies with a lighter theme as it finds delight in its explorations, finally slowing as the time nears for the caterpillar
to enter its next stage of development. 2. Chrysalis begins with an ominous feel as the caterpillar begins to spin
its cocoon. The mood is very dark, as it is inside a cocoon, and is reminiscent of a dreary, windy day. Throughout
most of the movement there is a constant chromatic triplet pattern as the caterpillar spins its cocoon. The spinning
slows and finally stops, as the chrysalis is complete. 3. Butterfly is in 6/8 time and begins with the attempts of
the butterfly to flutter its wings and break free of the chrysalis. The butterfly grows stronger with each attempt as
it flutters its wings longer and harder. Success is finally achieved as the butterfly takes flight and soars with a
theme reminiscent of Renaissance music.
Scored for 4 flutes with opt. alto & bass
flutes doubling the 4th part, and opt. picc (7:00), Level 3
Optional parts
now available for FREE download: contrabass flute |
Flexible Flute Ensemble Music: perform as duet, trio, quartet or full flute
choir |
American Patriotic Music for
Flexible Flute Ensemble (2, 3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Finalist in 2004 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
Designed specifically
to provide maximum flexibility in the number of parts required to provide a successful ensemble experience and an effective
performance, these arrangements work well for ensembles of mixed abilities, as well as student ensembles, and
lend themselves to “sing-alongs” with the audience. A lyric sheet, suitable for duplication, is included.
These arrangements can be performed as a
Duet—use Flute 1 (melody) & Flute 2
Trio—use Flute 1, Flute 2, & Flute 4
Quartet—use Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 & Flute 4
Flute Choir—use Flute 1, 2, 3, 4, Alto Flute and/or Bass Flute
Flute Descant can be added to any of the above combinations.
With larger groups, a piccolo
may be added to Flute 1 and/or Flute Descant, if desired. More advanced groups can perform these pieces successfully
with minimal rehearsal time. Each piece approximately 1:30, Level 2 to 3
Music includes:
1. The Star Spangled Banner
2. My Country ‘Tis of Thee (America)
3. Battle Hymn of the Republic
4. America
the Beautiful
5. Yankee Doodle
6.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
7. You’re a Grand Old Flag
8. I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy
9. Anchors Aweigh (U.S. Navy
Song)
10. The Marine’s Hymn (U.S. Marine Corps Song)
11.
Off We Go, Into the Wild Blue Yonder (U.S. Air Force Song)
12. The Caissons Go
Rolling Along (U.S. Army Song)
13. Stars & Stripes Forever (Official
March of the United States)
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Christmas and Hanukah Songs for Flexible Flute Ensemble (2, 3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis
Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
featured on the Woodbridge Flute Choir recording A Silver Christmas
Designed specifically to provide maximum flexibility in the number of parts
required to provide a successful ensemble experience and an effective performance, these arrangements work well for ensembles
of mixed abilities, as well as student ensembles, and lend themselves to “sing-alongs” with
the audience. A lyric sheet, suitable for duplication, is included. These arrangements
can be performed as a
Duet—use Flute 1 (melody) & Flute 2
Trio—use Flute 1, Flute 2, & Flute 4
Quartet—use Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 & Flute 4
Flute Choir—use Flute 1, 2, 3, 4, Alto Flute and/or Bass Flute
Flute Descant can be added to any of the above combinations.
With larger groups, a piccolo
may be added to Flute 1 and/or Flute Descant, if desired. More advanced groups can perform these pieces successfully
with minimal rehearsal time. Each piece approximately 1:30, Level 2 to 3
Music includes:
1. Oh, Come
All Ye Faithful
2. Joy to the World
3.
Oh Hanukah
4. Silent Night
5. I Have
a Little Dreidel
6. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
8. What Child is This?
9. Jingle Bells
10. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
11. Angels We Have Heard on High
12. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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Classical Music for Flexible Flute Ensemble (2,
3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Designed specifically to provide
maximum flexibility in the number of parts required to provide a successful ensemble experience and an effective performance, these
arrangements work well for ensembles of mixed abilities, as well as student ensembles. These arrangements can be performed as a
Duet—use Flute 1 (melody) & Flute 2
Trio—use Flute 1, Flute 2, & Flute 4
Quartet—use Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 & Flute 4
Flute Choir—use Flute 1, 2, 3, 4, Alto Flute and/or Bass Flute
Flute Descant can be added to any of the above combinations.
With larger groups, a piccolo
may be added to Flute 1 and/or Flute Descant, if desired. More advanced groups can perform these pieces successfully
with minimal rehearsal time. Each piece approximately 1:30, Level 2 to 3
Music includes:
1. Sonatina
by Beethoven
2. Theme from “Symphony No. 85” by Haydn
3. Bourre from “Water Music” by Handel
4.
Menuet by Bach
5. Largo from the “New World Symphony” by
Dvorak
6. Hopak by Moussorgsky
7. Spring from
“The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi
8. Russian Sailor’s Dance by
Gliere
9. Theme from “Swan Lake” by Tchaikovsky
10. Gavotte by Gossec
11. Ode to Joy from “Symphony No.
9” by Beethoven
12. In the Hall of the Mountain King from “Peer Gynt”
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International Music (Vol. 1) for Flexible Flute Ensemble
(2, 3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Designed specifically
to provide maximum flexibility in the number of parts required to provide a successful ensemble experience and an effective
performance, these arrangements work well for ensembles of mixed abilities, as well as student ensembles. Flute
Descant is included for more advanced players. These arrangements can be performed as a
Duet—use Flute 1 (melody) & Flute 2
Trio—use Flute 1, Flute 2, & Flute 4
Quartet—use
Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 & Flute 4
Flute Choir—use
Flute 1, 2, 3, 4, Alto Flute and/or Bass Flute
Flute
Descant can be added to any of the above combinations. With larger groups, a piccolo may be added to Flute 1 and/or Flute Descant, if desired.
More advanced groups can perform these pieces successfully with minimal rehearsal time. Volume 1 contains music from
Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Latin America, and North America. Volume 2 will contain music from France, Italy, Russia,
the British Isles, and more. Each piece approximately 1:30, Level 2 to 3 Music includes:
1. Sakura, Sakura--Japan
2. Airang—Korea
3. The Bamboo Flute—China
4. Waltzing Mathilda--Australia
5. Botany Bay—Australia
6. Banana Boat Song—Jamaica
7. Sloop John B—Bahamas
8. Guantanamera--Cuba
9. El Condor Pasa—Peru
10. La Cumparsita—Uruguay
11. Cielito Lindo—Mexico
12. La Bamba—Mexico
13. She's Like the Swallow--Canada
14. Cripple Creek--United States
15. House of the Rising Sun--United States
16.
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International Music (Vol. 2) for Flexible Flute Ensemble (2, 3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis
Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Volume 2 will contain music from France, Italy,
Russia, the British Isles, and more.
Available soon... |
Irish Music for Flexible
Flute Ensemble (2, 3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Designed specifically
to provide maximum flexibility in the number of parts required to provide a successful ensemble experience and an effective
performance, these arrangements work well for ensembles of mixed abilities, as well as student ensembles.
These arrangements can be performed as a
Duet—use Flute 1 (melody) & Flute 2
Trio—use Flute 1, Flute 2, & Flute 4
Quartet—use Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 & Flute 4
Flute Choir—use Flute 1, 2, 3, 4, Alto Flute and/or Bass Flute
Flute Descant can be added to any of the above combinations.
With larger groups, a piccolo
may be added to Flute 1 and/or Flute Descant, if desired. More advanced groups can perform these pieces successfully
with minimal rehearsal time. Each piece approximately 1:30, Level 2 to 3
Music includes:
1. Brian Boru’s
March
2. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)—air
3.
The Irish Washerwoman—jig
4. The Last Rose of Summer—air
5. The Lark in the Morning—jig
6. Give Me
Your Hand—air
7. The Rakes of Mallow—march
8. The Star of the County Down—waltz
9. The Maid Who Sold
Her Barley--jig
10. Rosin the Bow—waltz
11.
The Kerry Dance—march
12. Minstrel Boy—air
13. Wearing of the Green—march
14. When Irish Eyes are
Smiling--waltz |
Jewish Music for Flexible Flute Ensemble
(2, 3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Designed specifically to provide
maximum flexibility in the number of parts required to provide a successful ensemble experience and an effective performance, these
arrangements work well for ensembles of mixed abilities, as well as student ensembles. These arrangements can be performed as a
Duet—use Flute 1 (melody) & Flute 2
Trio—use Flute 1, Flute 2, & Flute 4
Quartet—use Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 & Flute 4
Flute Choir—use Flute 1, 2, 3, 4, Alto Flute and/or Bass Flute
Flute Descant can be added to any of the above combinations.
With larger groups, a piccolo
may be added to Flute 1 and/or Flute Descant, if desired. More advanced groups can perform these pieces successfully
with minimal rehearsal time. Each piece approximately 1:30, Level 2 to 3
Music includes:
1. Havah
Nagilah (Let's Be Happy)--Israel Folk Dance
Also can
be translated "Come let us rejoice and be glad". Song and dance are called for
on joyous occasions. This song has become one of the most popular songs of the folk repertoire.
2. Hatikvah (The Hope)--Israeli National Anthem
In 1897 Hatikvah became the Zionist National Anthem. it is now the national anthem
of the State of Israel. The song says: So long as still within the inmost
heart a Jewish spirit sings, so long as the eye looks eastward, gazing toward Zion, our hope
is not lost--that hope of two thousand years, to be a free people in our land, the land
of Zion and Jerusalem.
3. Hinei Mah Tov
(How Good It Is)--Traditional Round
4. Hinei Mah Tov (fast)--Traditional
Chassidic Folk Tune
The words for this song come from Psalm 133, written
by King David: Behold how good and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together.
The first version of this song is traditionally played as a round, while the second version
is a more upbeat dance tune.
5. David Melech Yisrael (David, King of
Israel)--Traditional Folk Tune
A traditional folk tune that proclaims
that David, King of Israel, lives forever!
6. Tum, Balalaika (Play
Balalaika)--Yiddish Folk Song
This is a Yiddish folk song in popular
riddle form. Before proposing, a young man questions his bride’s wisdom.
He calls to the Balalaika (a guitar-like instrument popular in Eastern Europe and Russia) to
play and add to the merriment of the occasion.
7.
Heveinu Shalom Alechem (We Bring You Peace)--Traditional Hebrew Greeting Song
This song is a song of welcome.
8. Zum Galli Galli (We Are Proud to
Be Pioneers)--Israeli Song
The pioneers of modern Israel felt that
working the land enhanced their lives and in turn, the pioneers added dignity to labor.
Zum Galli has no specific meaning—it is similar to “la la la”.
The translation of the lyrics is “The pioneers work the land”.
9.
Ayn Kaylohaynu (There is None Like Our G-d)--Traditional from Hebrew Liturgy
This song is generally used for the closing of the Sabbath Service and was composed around
the eighth century.
10. Siman Tov Umazel Tov--(Good sign and good luck)--Traditional
Song of Congratulations
This song is sung following a joyous
occasion such as a wedding or Bar/Bat Mitzvah. The joyous message of ‘good luck’
is generally accompanied by loud clapping. “A good sign, good luck.
May Providence smile upon you and may good luck and good fortune be yours.”
11. Lo Yisa Goi (Nation Shall Not Lift Up Sword Against Nation)--Traditional Folk Tune
The words to this song come from Isaiah: Nation shall not lift
up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more.
12. Chag Purim (Purim time)--Traditional Folk Song for the Festival of Purim
Purim is a festive holiday for the Jewish people. There are masks, noisemakers (groggers), songs and dances. Let us make noise with the groggers.
13.
Eliyahu Hanavi (Elijah the Prophet)--Traditional Folk Song for the Holiday of Passover
Elijah the prophet has been associated with the messianic hopes of the Jewish people. This song is sung at the conclusion of the Sabbath and during the Passover Seder to express
the desire that the spirit of love, peace and freedom will be possible for all people.
14. Dayeinu (It would be enough)--Traditional Folk Song for the Holiday of Passover
Traditionally sung during the Passover Seder, this song reminds us of the wonderful gifts God bestowed upon the Jewish people during their journey from slavery to freedom.
“However, if God had done just one of them, it would have been enough.”
This song is not limited solely to Passover. We praise God and proclaim that if HE had
performed only the act of taking us out of Egypt, it would have been enough for us.
15.
Avinu Malkeinu (Our Father, Our King)--Traditional Chassidic Melody for the Sacred Holiday of Yom
Kippur (The Day of Antonement)
This prayer is a central part of the
High Holy Days liturgy. “Our father, our King, be gracious unto us and answer us,
for we are wanting in good deeds. Treat us with kindess and charity and redeem us.”
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Sacred Music - Hymns
for Flexible Flute Ensemble (2, 3, 4 or more) arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Honorable Mention in 2008 NFA Newly Published
Music Competition
Designed specifically to provide maximum flexibility
in the number of parts required to provide a successful ensemble experience and an effective performance, these arrangements
work well for ensembles of mixed abilities, as well as student ensembles. These
arrangements can be performed as a
Duet—use Flute 1 (melody) & Flute 2
Trio—use Flute 1, Flute 2, & Flute 4
Quartet—use Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 & Flute 4
Flute Choir—use Flute 1, 2, 3, 4, Alto Flute and/or Bass Flute
Flute Descant can be added to any of the above combinations.
With larger groups, a piccolo
may be added to Flute 1 and/or Flute Descant, if desired. More advanced groups can perform these pieces successfully
with minimal rehearsal time. A song sheet with two verses of each hymn is included. Each
piece approximately 1:30, Level 2 to 3
Music includes:
1.
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (Hymn Tune: Coronation)
2. As With Gladness Men of Old (Hymn Tune: Dix)
3. Christ for the World We Sing (Hymn Tune:
Moscow)
4. The Church’s One Foundation (Hymn Tune: Aurelia)
5. Faith of Our Fathers (Hymn Tune: St. Catherine)
6. Glorious Things if Thee Are Spoken (Hymn Tune: Austria)
7. I Sing a Song of the Saints of God (Hymn Tune: Grand Isle)
8. In the Garden (Hymn Tune: In the Garden)
9. Lead On, O King Eternal (Hymn Tune: Lancashire)
10. Let All Things Now Living (Hymn Tune: Ash Grove)
11. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Hymn Tune: Hyfrydol)
12. A Mighty Fortress by Martin Luther (Hymn Tune: Ein feste Burg)
13. O God Our Help in Ages Past (Hymn Tune: St. Anne)
14. Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart (Hymn Tune: Marion)
15. There is a Green Hill Far Away (Hymn Tune: Horsley)
16. When Morning Gilds the Skies (Hymn Tune: Laudes Domini)
17. Ye Watcher and Ye Holy Ones (Hymn Tune: Lasst uns erfreuen) |
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As Eagles Flew by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) mp3 (recording by Rose City Flute Choir 5/06)
A programmatic piece written in memory of my friend, Bob Clew who passed away in the Fall of 2004, this
piece seeks to capture Bob’s life as an aerospace engineer, his kind and gentle side (and his impish side), as well
as his Irish heritage. Bob loved a good joke and to share limericks with his fellow travelers in the International Flute
Orchestra.
As Eagles Flew begins with a soaring andante theme in D major that culminates with a rocket launch,
followed by a slow Irish theme in D minor. The center section is a military style march in 6/8 time alternated with
the Irish theme played in a jaunty style by the piccolo. Brief fragments of the opening appear in the fast section until
the peaceful reprise of the andante theme at the end.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute, bass flute
and optional contrabass flute or string bass. (8:30) Level 3
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BRAND NEW!!
Cloud Images by Phyllis Avidan
Louke (Fabulous Flute Music Company)
mp3 (Rising Above the Clouds) mp3 (Billowing Clouds) mp3 (Oh Look! There's an Alligator!) mp3 (With Your Head in the Clouds) mp3 (Through a Sea of Clouds) (Recordings by Rose City Flute Choir 5/01)
Cloud Images is a programmatic work in five
movements for Flute Choir dedicated to Albert Weatherly of Sankyo Flutes, USA. The inspiration for this piece came from
the beauty of the cloud formations observed during a plane flight. Piccolo, alto and bass flutes are promiently featured.
Movement
1, “Rising Above the Clouds”, features a soaring melody played first by the bass and alto flute.
The piccolo adds a countermelody which contributes to the feeling of being above the clouds. Movement 2, “Billowing
Clouds”, features the alto flute in a cadenza with an Irish flavor. The alto flute is then joined by
the bass flute in a duet, and eventually by the other flutes. A melody in 7/8 time is then alternated 6/8 to convey
the shape and roundness of clouds. Movement 3, “Oh Look! There’s an Alligator!”, is a
whimsical look at the different shapes that can be found in clouds. A running bass line in the bass flute supports a
jaunty melody which seems to be “on the prowl” to find various shapes in the clouds. Several different animal
shapes are “seen”: a hippo, an elephant, and finally, an alligator. Vocals can also be utilized in
this movement to better communicate the whimsy of these animal shapes to the audience. Movement 4, “With Your Head in the Clouds”,
is in a light-hearted “soft shoe” style. The melodies describe the feeling of skipping through life, not
having a care in the world. For a “Lawrence Welk” ending, one of the players with rests can blow bubbles
during the last measure. Movement 5, “Through a Sea of Clouds”, has a dream-like quality imagining what it would
be like to travel through a sea of clouds and touch their wispy softness. The bass flute is prominently featured, and
then joined by the alto flute. The piccolo adds the “frosting” on top. Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto
flute (alternate C-flute part included) and bass flute. (12:00), Level 3 |
Flute Fiesta by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) mp3 (premiere by Fiesta Flute Orchestra at NFA Convention
conducted by Gwen Powell 8/07)
Flute Fiesta, an original composition for flute choir, was
premiered by Gwen Powell and the Fiesta Flute Orchestra at the NFA Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico in August 2007.
Written in the style of a Spanish March or pasodoble, Flute Fiesta is based on the type of music played at
Spanish bullfights. Flute Fiesta's Spanish flair makes it well-suited as an opening or closing
piece for programs. The bravura piccolo part provides florid countermelody and embellishment in several sections of
the piece. A optional percussion part featuring the castanents and triangle is included to add even more Spanish flair.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute (alternate c-flute part included), bass flute, optional contrabass flute and percussion
(castanets and triangle). (4:00) Level 3
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BRAND NEW!!
Four Renaissance Motets for Flute Quartet or Flute
Choir by Tomás Luis de Victoria, arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (Fabulous Flute Music Company)
mp3 O Magnum Mysterium mp3 O Quam Gloriosum mp3 O Vos Omnes mp3 Ave Maria (recordings by Rose City Flute Choir 12/04)
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
O Quam Gloriosum (O How Glorious)
O Vos Omnes (O All Ye That Pass)
Ave Maria (Hail
Mary)
These four motets were adapted from choral music written by Spanish
Renaissance composer, Tomás Luis de Victoria. He wrote exclusively Latin sacred music. O Magnum Mysterium
is perhaps the most moving sacred setting ever written during the Renaissance. Composed in the phrygian mode, this motet evokes
the ancient spectacle of high services in the great stone churches of the Old World. The opening chord progression of O
Quam Gloriosum’s, a motet for All Saints Day, depicts the mystery of transfiguration into the afterlife.
After many phrases depicting death, the music leads us to a comforting close as the dead are lead to their eternal home.
O Vos Omnes, a motet traditionally performed during Holy Week, is seen as one of the best, combining a perfect polyphonic
technique with a highly expressive interpretation of the words. Ave Maria is the composer’s best known
work.
Scored for 3 flutes and alto flute, with optional piccolo and bass flute (8:30), Level 3 |
NEW FOR 2011! Four Spirituals for Flute Choir by Phyllis
Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Four
Spirituals for Flute Choir was dedicated to Francine Ross Pancost, Flute Choir Director. Sometimes referred to as Negro spirituals and dating
back to the days of slavery, there are three basic categories of spirituals: Call and response , slow and
melodic with expressive phrasing, and fast and rhythmic, often with syncopated rhythms. Songs were part
of slaves’ daily lives and were sometimes used as a means of communicating secret messages about the Underground Railroad,
rather than just for worship.
1. Sometimes
I Feel Like a Motherless Child is slow and melodic, opening with a poignant alto
flute solo, later joined by the bass flute in a duet. The piccolo provides a mournful line of counter melody in many
of the tutti passages. In the era of slavery, it was common practice to sell children of slaves away from their parents.
The song expresses the pain and despair of a child separated from his parents. 2. Elijah
Rock is fast and rhythmic with the low flutes providing a syncopated melodic ostinato.
There is some call and response between the low flutes and c-flutes, and the piccolo provides a counter melody with a gospel
flavor. 3. Wade in
the Water is also fast and rhythmic with a call and response section. The
song urges runaway slaves to travel along the river bank and through the water to avoid detection by pursuing bloodhounds
and the authorities. 4. Every Time I Feel the Spirit is fast and rhythmic with syncopated
rhythms and a gospel flair. Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto (alternate C-flute part
included), bass, and opt. contrabass flute. (12:00), Level 2 to 3+
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Hanukah Suite Quartet arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Suite of four separate Hanukah songs that can be performed together or separately:
Maoz Tsur, or Rock of Ages, is a hymn-like melody.
Hanukah
is a quick and lively melody
Mi Y’Malel (Who Can Retell) consists of a
lively chorus in a major key, while the verse is modal, performed in a sostenuto style.
On
Hanukah is a pleasant march.
Scored for 4 flutes. Optional Alto Flute
parts are included for Parts 3 & 4 and Bass Flute can be used on Part 4, if desired. In addition, for larger groups,
piccolo may be added on Parts 1 & 2, where indicated. (10:00), Level 3
Optional
parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute
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Hopak by Modest Moussorgsky, arranged by
Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) mp3 (recording by Rose City Flute Choir 8/03)
Transcribed from a piano piece by Moussorgsky, this lively Russian folk song works exceptionally
well for flute choir and gives each group of instruments a chance to play the melody. This piece makes a good program
opener.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute (alternate C-flute part included) and bass flute.
Optional parts for bass clarinet, string bass and contrabass flute are included. (2:00) Level 3 |
Jewish Folk Dance Suite, arranged by Phyllis
Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
mp3 Mayim Mayim (recording
by Rose City Flute Choir 10/04)
Jewish Folk Dance Suite, is a collection of three Jewish folk songs:
1. Mayim, Mayim (“Water, Water”) This uptempo Jewish folk song (& folk dance)
will make you want to get up and dance. In ancient Israel, farmers sang this song when they prayed for rain. This
arrangement has some interesting counter melodies in piccolo, alto and bass.
2. Hinei Mah Tov (“How
Good It Is”) A lovely folk song in 6/8 conducted in a slow 2, this movement has an interesting moving
line in the bass flute and a charming sixteenth note countermelody in the piccolo. The translations of the lyrics of
this song are “How good it is and how pleasant when brothers and sisters live together”.
3.
Havah Nagilah (“Let’s Be Happy”) is a Jewish folk song and dance that is played at joyous occasions
such as Jewish weddings, bar or bat mitzvahs (a Jewish boy or girl’s coming of age ceremony). The guests at these
celebrations dance the “hora” to this song. The hora is a circle dance that usually starts out fairly slow,
gradually getting faster and faster with each repeat until it ends (usually when the dancers are too tired to go any faster!)
This arrangement evokes the mood of a celebration and begins almost ponderously with the bass flute and alto flute duet. Each
repeat of the melody adds more instruments as the song gets faster and faster, finally climaxing with an exciting piccolo
embellishment of the melody.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto (C flute part included) & bass (6:30)
Level 3 to 3+
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute, string bass, percussion |
A New Beginning by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) See Reviews
mp3 (recording by Rose City Flute Choir 5/08)
Honorable Mention in 2010 NFA Newly Published
Music Competition
A New Beginning was
commissioned by The Hampton Roads Flute Choir to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown,
Virginia. This programmatic piece is written in one movement and is comprised of several continuous sections
descriptive of aspects of the history of Jamestown. Arrival in a new
land celebrates the exhilaration and wonder the settlers must have felt at finally
arriving in the New World in 1607 after their long journey at sea. Building
a community conveys industriousness as the settlers build the first permanent English
settlement in the New World and settle into day to day life. The section is based on an eight bar melody from a folk
song from the late 1600’s called The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood. Troubled
times: By mid 1607, the settlers were experiencing troubled times--disease was
rampant and John Smith was captured by Indians. Pocahantas helps the settlers describes the saving of John
Smith and a new spirit of cooperation between the Indians and the settlers beginning in 1608. A new season of hope:
Although Jamestown would suffer many setbacks before its eventual success was assured, cordial relations with the Indians
gave the settlers hope.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute, bass flute, and optional
contrabass flute. (5:30) Level 3
Optional part now available for FREE download:
Flute 4 (alt. c-part for alto)
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O Come All Ye Faithful arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
mp3 (recording by National Flute Choir on the CD Christmas Flutes)
Beginning with a duet of alto flute and
bass flute, other parts are added gradually. At letter C, the c-flutes repeat the melody with a jubilant piccolo countermelody,
followed by the alto flute and bass flute melody at letter E. The final section at letter G, augments and broadens the
melody played by all with the piccolo shimmering above with a moving countermelody, mostly in triplets.
Scored for piccolo, three c-flutes, alto flute (alternate C-flute part included) and bass flute. (3:30) Level 2
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute |
Of Wizards and Witches by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) See Reviews
mp3 (The Sorcerer's Spell) mp3 (Gnomes in the Garden) mp3 (Zoom Goes the Broom) (recordings by NFA Professional Flute
Choir 2004)
WINNER in 2006 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
An original composition in three movements, this piece was inspired by characters in the Harry Potter
books and premiered in August 2004 by the Professional Flute Choir. Movement 1, The Sorcerer’s Spell, evokes an incantation--things
begin to happen as the spell takes hold. Movement 2, Gnomes in the Garden, describes the mischievous gnomes as they
scamper through the garden. Movement 3, Zoom Goes the Broom, follows the wizards and witches as they climb on their
brooms and go on a wild ride.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto & bass. (8:00) Level 3+
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute contrabass flute contrabass flute contrabass flute contrabass flute Flute 4 (alt. c-part for alto) |
Oh, the Places We'll
See! by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Dedicated
to The Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra of the New England Conservatory (Boston) and The Florida Flute Orchestra, Paige
Long, Director; and Flutes Ad Libitum (Dijon, France), Martine Charlot, Director, these groups together performed the
World Premiere at the National Flute Association Convention in New York City in August 2009. This piece commemorates
concert tours of the Metropolitan Flute Orchestra to France and Ireland, as well as pays homage to its roots in Boston.
This three movement work contains both public domain and original melodies.
1. Vive la France!,
is a medley of folk and public domain melodies, including Au Clair de la Lune (In the Moonlight), Sur le Pont
d'Avignon (On the Avignon Bridge), Fascination by Marchetti (the ultimate in Frnce cafe songs), and the
Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach. This movement is a tribute to France, one of
my favorite travel destinations. In 1997, I stood on the bridge in Avignon, fondly remembering my first public performance
as a beginning flute student, playing a simple duet arrangement of Sur le Pont d'Avignon at our school's
Parent Night. In 2002 and 2005, I performed in several venues in Provence and Dijon with flute orchestras conducted
by Paige Long. In Dijon, we spent several days at the Conservatoire and were hosted by Martine Charlot and members of
Ad Libitum. (5:30)
2. The Emerald Isle, is a medley of folk and original melodies, including
Dance of the Leprecauns and Connemara Jig by Phyllis Avidan Louke, and Boatman of Kinsale and the
Humours of Bantry by F. O'Neill. These tunes celebrate the places where The Metropolitan Flute Festival
Orchestra performed in Ireland: Bantry, Connemara, and Kinsale. I performed with the group on their concert tour
in 2008 and throughly enjoyed the quaint towns of Bantry and Kinsale (both in County Cork) and the beauty of the countryside
as well as Kylemore Abbey in Connemara (in County Galway). (5:00)
3. A Dandy Yankee Doodle,
is a theme and variation on Yankee Doodle paying homage to the home of The Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra
at the New England Conservatory in Boston. The piccolo figures prominently in the “fife and drum” opening
and the “Stars & Stripes Forever” ending. (3:00)
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute (alternate C-flute
part included), bass flute, and optional contra. (13:30), Level 3
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The Planets by Gustav Holst arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (Falls House Press)
See Reviews
mp3 Mars* mp3 Venus** mp3 Mercury** mp3 Jupiter** mp3 Saturn* mp3 Uranus* mp3 Neptune* (Recordings by *Rose City Flute Choir and **Portland Flute Quartet 10/04)
Columbia Flute Choir read through The Planets last night. We loved it! It really captures the essence of the
work and is very approachable from a player’s and a listener’s prospective! Thanks for this great addition
to the flute choir literature!!
Sharyn Byer, April
2005
British composer, Gustav Holst (1874-1934), was well-known for his choral, band and
orchestral music, but The Planets, composed between 1914-1916, established his international reputation and
remains a standard in the orchestral repertoire to this day. The work is divided into seven movements, each describing
the astrological and mystical qualities of a different planet. This arrangement, containing all of the seven movements, is an abbreviated version
of The Planets—the 60 minute length of the original piece has been reduced to approximately 20 minutes. All of
the major themes appear in a form designed to be accessible to both small and large flute ensembles of intermediate through
advanced level. Scored for four flutes with optional alto, bass and contrabass flute parts, this arrangement may be performed in
its entirety by ensembles as small as four c-flutes, as well as by larger ensembles with access to alto, bass and contrabass
flutes. Scored for four c-flutes, (opt. alto, bass and contrabass flute) (20:35),
Level 3 to 3+ |
Ringing in Christmas by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) A medley of Christmas songs about bells: Ding dong Merrily on High, I Heard the Bells
on Christmas Day, Carol of the Bells, and Jingle Bells. These four Christmas favorites are united together with a bell-like
interlude. All parts have a turn at playing the melody.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute (alternate
C-flute part included), bass flute. (5:30) Level 3
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute
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BRAND NEW!!
Russian Sailors Dance by Reinhold Gliere, arranged
by Phyllis Avidan Louke mp3 (recording by Rose City Flute Choir 5/05)
Reinhold Moritsevich Gliere was a prominent Soviet composer who was best known
for compositions inspired by folk music of Russia and its republics. Prokofiev and Khachaturian were his students.
Originally written for orchestra, Russian Sailors Dance is from Gliere’s ballet “The Red Poppy.”
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute (alternate C-flute part included) and bass flute. (3:30),
Level 3 |
BRAND NEW!!
Shadowlands--A Journey by Phyllis Avidan
Louke (Fabulous Flute Music Company) mp3 Out of the Darkness mp3 Into the Shadows mp3 Moving Toward the Light! (Recordings by Rose City Flute Choir 5/99)
Shadowlands is a programmatic work in three movements for Flute
Choir written in memory of the composer’s uncle who died from cancer.
1. Out
of the Darkness features a plaintive melody conveying sadness and later transforming to hope.
2. Into the Shadows begins with a beautiful bass and alto flute duet written in quartal harmony.
The melody is introspective, while in conjunction with syncopated chords in 4ths, keeps moving the listener forward toward
a climax of resignation.
3. Moving Toward the Light conveys a feeling of
hope and peace, ending with a touching chorale. Scored for 3 flutes, alto (alternate C-flute part included) and bass flute.
Flute 1 doubles on piccolo. (7:30), Level 3
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BRAND NEW!!
Shenandoah arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke
(Fabulous Flute Music Company) One of America’s best loved songs began as a sea shanty. The Shenandoah spoken of in the song
is not about a place, but is about an Indian chief living along the Missouri River. This arrangement opens with a haunting
Flute 1 and Alto Flute duet. The instruments are featured in various combinations throughout the piece to explore the different
of colors produced by the flute choir. The harmonies and rhythms are altered during various sections--most notably a
duet between the Bass Flute and Alto Flute. All instruments have a turn at the melody at some point in this arrangement.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto (alternate C-flute part included) and bass flute. (5:30) Level 3
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Simple Gifts arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (Fabulous
Flute Music Company) mp3 (recording by Woodbridge Flute Choir on the CD Woodbridge Suite)
An arrangement of a well-known folk song used by a religious sect called
the Shakers, this piece is comprised of a series of variations on this famous tune, starting with a “simple”
setting, continuing to a variation with chromatic accompaniment, an “ethereal” variation, a march-like variation
with a rousing piccolo counter melody, finishing with a beautiful chorale section.
This piece may be performed
either with a Flute Quartet, or with a Flute Choir. If played with only four players, the sections marked “piccolo”
in the march variation (in Flute 1 & Flute 2 parts, starting at letter D) should be played on flute, since there isn’t
ample time to switch instruments. When played with a Flute Choir, the Alto Flute & Bass Flute parts enhance the
harmonic structure of the piece and add depth to the arrangement. The arrangement works well with either one or both
of these optional voices added.
Scored for four c-flutes, (opt. piccolo, alto flute and bass flute)
(5:20) Level 3 to 3+
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute
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BRAND NEW!!
A Song of Winter—Snowmen
& Icicles by Phyllis Avidan Louke (Fabulous Flute Music Company)
This piece is evocative of a cold and windy
day in winter. A Song of Winter explores the contrasts between the smoothness and roundness of a snowman and
the hardness and jaggedness of icicles. Beginning with a winter storm with wind and swirling snow, the wind calms and
the building of a snowman begins with the rolling of a snowball. The rolling progresses to form the biggest ball of
the snowman (represented by the bass and alto flutes), which is briefly interrupted by a playful snowball fight.
The flutes continue the melody for the rolling of the second ball of the snowman, followed by the piccolo representing the
rolling of the smallest ball (the head of the snowman). The melody is smooth and round in a lilting ¾ time.
With the snowman complete, the wind and swirling snow return to lead into the Icicles section.
The jaggedness of the icicles is represented by the jaggedness of syncopation in a marcato style with the melody skipping
larger intervals than the Snowmen melody. Even visually, the score shows the jagged shape of the icicles.
Double-tongued ascending and descending lines, add to the hard and brittle feeling of the icicles, as well as to the shape.
The piccolo adds the glistening, shimmering effect the icicles have when the sunlight reflects off them. A final windy
storm follows, which calms at the end of the piece.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute (alternate C-flute
part included) and bass flute. (6:45) Level 3+
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Suite Butterfly by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) See Review
mp3 (Caterpillar) mp3 (Chrysalis) mp3 (Butterfly) (recordings by National Flute Choir on High Altitude CD)
Suite Butterfly was written for and dedicated to
the composer’s children, Marissa and Jeremy, and was inspired by Jeremy’s first grade science study of the butterfly’s
life cycle. Each movement is represents a different stage in the life of a butterfly: 1. Caterpillar begins with a sunrise
on a spring morning with the caterpillar’s efforts to hatch from its egg. It struggles, then rests, struggles,
then rests. The bass flute finally heralds the success of the caterpillar’s escape with a joyful theme expressing
the caterpillar’s first venturing into the outside world. The caterpillar’s joy intensifies with a lighter
theme as it finds delight in its explorations, finally slowing as the time nears for the caterpillar to enter its next stage
of development. 2. Chrysalis begins with an ominous feel as the caterpillar begins to spin its cocoon. The
mood is very dark, as it is inside a cocoon, and is reminiscent of a dreary, windy day. Throughout most of the movement
there is a constant chromatic triplet pattern as the caterpillar spins its cocoon. The spinning slows and finally stops,
as the chrysalis is complete. 3. Butterfly is in 6/8 time and begins with the attempts of the butterfly
to flutter its wings and break free of the chrysalis. The butterfly grows stronger with each attempt as it flutters
its wings longer and harder. Success is finally achieved as the butterfly takes flight and soars with a theme reminiscent
of Renaissance music.
Scored for 4 flutes with opt. alto & bass flutes doubling
the 4th part, and opt. picc (7:00), Level 3
Optional parts now available
for FREE download: contrabass flute |
Temple of Heaven by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
mp3 (Temple of the Sun) mp3 (Temple of the Moon) mp3 (Temple of Earth) mp3 (Temple of Heaven) (recordings by Rose City Flute Choir on 5/08)
A programmatic work in four movements for flute choir commissioned by Mary Sand and The Loomis
Chaffee Flutes in 2006, this piece uses various forms of the pentatonic scale and its modes and is descriptive of
a series of four temples built in Beijing: the Temple of Heaven in the south, the Temple of Earth in the north, the
Temple of the Sun in the east and the Temple of the Moon in the west. The Temple of Heaven, completed in 1420, is the
most important and largest. Chinese emperors, also known as “son of heaven”, felt that the dwelling for
heaven should be grander than their own dwelling in the Forbidden City. Color plays an important part in Chinese culture
and accordingly, the Temple of Heaven is tiled in blue, a sacred color symbolizing heaven, while the Temple of Earth is tiled
in yellow, the Temple of the Sun is tiled in red, and the Temple of the Moon is tiled in white.
1. Temple
of the Sun, begins with a calm and quiet sunrise with chirping birds, transitioning into an exciting Allegro con
brio. 2. Temple of the Moon, is lush and tranquil with a beautiful
duet between the 1st flute and bass flute. This section segues into an emphatic Shanghai Opera theme called Red,
Red Moon.
3. Temple of Earth, subtitled By a Cool Mountain Stream, depicts the freedom of
flow as a mountain stream tumbles over the rocks. During this movement, it is recommended that the piccolo player move
quietly to the back of the performance hall behind the audience and face the stage for the antiphonal piccolo duet at the
beginning of the 4th movement.
4. Temple of Heaven, begins with a tam-tam (gong) that should
be allowed to finish ringing before two piccolos begin an antiphonal duet that symbolizes a call from heaven. At letter
A, the journey to heaven begins, ending with repeat of the opening duet, this time played by alto flute and bass flute.
At letter E, the joyful theme in 6/8 time signifies the arrival in heaven.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes,
alto flute (alternate C-flute part included), bass flute, and opt. tam-tam (another term for gong). (11:30) Level
3
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute |
There Is No Rose by Z. Randall Stroope, arranged by Phyllis
Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) See Reviews
mp3 (recording by National Flute Choir on the CD Breathless)
Arranged for flute choir from Z. Randall Stroope’s original choral piece
for SSA, piano and oboe, the piccolo plays the hauntingly beautiful line originally written for oboe. Tempo changes
and occasional cessuras accentuate the change of mood in this piece. The use of contrabass flute or string bass, although
not essential, adds much to the depth of this arrangement. This arrangement is dedicated to Rose City Flute Choir, and
was premiered by this ensemble in April 2004.
The original choral piece was written as a gift to the well
known treble choir Bel Canto by its conductor, Z. Randall Stroope, using a 15th century anonymous text that beautifies the
personage of the Virgin Mary.
This piece is scored for piccolo, 4 flutes, alto (alternate C-flute part included)
& bass, and optional contrabass flute and string bass. (6:00) Level 3 |
Under the Big Top by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
See Reviews
mp3 At the Circus mp3 On the Flying Trapeze mp3 Clowning Around (recordings by Rose City Flute Choir 6/02)
Finalist in 2000 Hoff-Barthelson Music School Flute Choir Music Competition
An original programmatic work in three movements for Flute Choir, movement One, At the
Circus, conveys the excitement of being at the circus—the procession of the performers, the elephants lumbering
into the ring, the concessionaires selling peanuts, popcorn & Cracker Jacks, the Ringmaster welcoming the audience to
the show, and the entrance of the juggling clowns. Movement Two, On the Flying Trapeze, depicts the
swaying of the trapeze and the daring acrobatics performed high in the air by the trapeze artists. Movement Three, Clowning
Around, is descriptive of the amusing antics of the circus clowns as they jump and bounce around entertaining the
crowd.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto (C flute part included) & bass. (7:30) Level 3
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute |
Une Chanson du Printemps by Phyllis Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications) mp3 (recording by Rose City Flute Choir 8/03)
An original composition for Flute Choir, the main theme is a poignant melody
in 6/8 time, meant to evoke the feeling of meandering through a field of flowers on a fine spring day--hence the title “Spring
Song”. Written in Theme and Variation form, the piccolo, alto and bass flutes are prominently featured.
Scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, alto (alternate C-flute part included) & bass flute (5:00) Level 3
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute
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We Three Kings/Carol of the Bells arranged by Phyllis
Avidan Louke (ALRY Publications)
Two timeless Christmas melodies are combined in a unique way in
this imaginative arrangement. Scored for piccolo, three c-flutes, alto flute (alternate C-flute part included) and bass
flute (3:00) Level 2+
Optional parts now available for FREE download: contrabass flute |
BRAND NEW!!
When Johnny Comes
Marching Home arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke (Fabulous Flute Music Company)
Arranged
in a theme & variations style, each section of the flute choir has a turn at the melody, and the piccolo is featured prominently.
Interesting countermelodies and quotations interwoven into this piece give it a unique sparkle. Scored for
piccolo, three c-flutes, alto flute (alternate C-flute part included) and bass flute (4:00) Level 3 |
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