Aztec Dances (Treble Recorder/Piano)

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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 the ManchesterMidday 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 Thursday19 May 2011.

1. Ritual/Pastorale
2. Fertility Dance
3. Ghost Dance/Song
4. Sacrificial Dance

Composer’s Note

The idea for the genesis of this work, and indeed its title and individualmovements,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 Supreme Ruler of the Aztecs,and the subsequentinvasion 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 the exhibition explored the role that music and dance played in Azteclife. The primitive recorder together with trumpets and drums, were used as an important part of the formal ritual ceremonies (including, rather gruesomely, human sacrifice) that took place to appease the many Gods which theAztecs worshipped, as well as for other, more informal, occasions in their social and cultural life.

I have tried to reflect some of these highly contrasting and dramatic ideas in this four movementwork.

        Edward Gregson

Additional information

Weight 126 g
Composer

Edward Gregson

Publisher

Novello and Co

Instrumentation

Recorder and Piano

Product Type

Book [Softcover]

Genre

Classical

Pages

0

Edition Number

NOV121616

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