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Aztec Dances (Flute/Piano)
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Description
Aztec Dances was commissioned by Christopher Orton, with the assistance of the BBC Performing Arts Fund. The first performance was given by Christopher Orton (recorder) and Magdalena Nasidlak (piano) at a concert in theManchester Midday Concerts series at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester,in March 2010.
The version for flute and piano was premiered by Wissam Boustany (Flute) and Aleksander Szram (Piano) at St James’s Church,Piccadilly,on Thursday 19 May 2011.
1. Ritual/Pastorale
2. Fertility Dance
3. Ghost Dance/Song
4. Sacrificial Dance
Composer’s Note
The idea for the genesis of thiswork,and indeed its title and individual movements,came after visiting an exhibition at the British Museum entitled Moctezuma –Aztec Ruler. The exhibition traced the events following the election in 1502 of Moctezuma as SupremeRuler of the Aztecs,and the subsequent invasion of 1519 by a Spanish expedition led by Hermán Cortés – an event that was to eventually lead to the demise of the Aztec civilisation.
Part of theexhibition explored the role that music and dance played in Aztec life. The primitive recorder together with trumpets and drums, were used as an important part of the formal ritual ceremonies (including, rather gruesomely, humansacrifice) that took place to appease the many Gods which the Aztecs worshipped, as well as for other, more informal, occasions in their social and cultural life.
I have tried to reflect some of these highly contrastingand dramatic ideas in this four movement work.
Edward Gregson
Additional information
Weight | 165 g |
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Composer | Edward Gregson |
Publisher | Novello and Co |
Instrumentation | Flute, Oboe, Violin and Piano |
Product Type | Book [Softcover] |
Genre | Exam Material |
Pages | 16 |
Edition Number | NOV121605 |
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