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| HOUGHTON, Mark / Aurora |
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DZ 1102
$ CAD 12.00 - € 10.00
12 p + separated parts, Level 3
MP3
My piece "Aurora Op. 68" is a rare piece, for me, conceived from a harmony and rhythmic device on the guitar (actually that which is played in measure one of the guitar part). The title of this work was arrived at by the dedicatees, following rehearsal of the piece and the feelings which that evoked for them. The Italian word aurora means dawn in English. Due to the prevalence of counterpoint ideas in this piece, I also like to think of it as being in a concertante style - where the guitar not only accompanies the clarinet but provides equally important motivic gestures throughout. Broadly speaking this composition uses a simple ABA with coda musical form. The outer sections contain the main flesh ideas of the piece while the middle B section is a slower more calming intermezzo-like serenade. The work also exists in a version for flute, clarinet and guitar, again, dedicated to the same performers. On 1 February 2008 the trio version of "Aurora" was unanimously voted first prize in the First Online CGML Classical Guitar Composition Competition directed by Stephen Dick of www.mojacarflamenco.com and hosted on the site of Alvaro Henrique www.alvarohenrique.com.
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