1995

for flute and marimba

By:

• Gareth Farr

Duration:

10' 00"

Contents:

in three movements

Samples

Score (81k)

Pages 20-21

© Promethean Editions

Availability

• This work has a score, 3 Media on Demand, 3 recordings and 2 resources

Media on Demand

Programme Note

I – On the magical island of Bali, flowing gamelan melodies intertwine with the sound of the “suling” (Balinese bamboo flute) to form rich colourful tapestries. The marimba and flute start out as one, their sounds indistinguishable. Bit by bit the flute asserts its independence, straying further and further from the marimba melody. An argument ensues – but all is resolved at the climax.


II – The haunting sounds of the Japanese “shakuhachi” flute float out over the warm echoes of the rolling landscape.

III – Complex rhythms and South Indian scales set the two instruments off in a race to see who can outplay the other. The marimba is set in a three bar cycle of 5/4 + 5/8 + 5/6 but the flute plays a different cross rhythm each time, returning to the marimba’s pattern at the end of every cycle.


from Tangaroa – Trust Records

Difficulty:

Advanced

Difficulty Note:

Has previously been performed in the Schools' Chamber Music Contest.

Dedication:

Dedicated to Alexa Still

• Alexa Still

Performance History

	07 Mar 1996	Performed by Alexa Still (flute) and Gareth Farr (marimba) at the 1996 International Festival of the Arts, Wellington
		Alexa Still    Gareth Farr
	06 May 2007	Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra
	20 Apr 2008	Performed by Caballito Negro – Tessa Brinckman (flute) and Terry Longshore (percussion) – at the First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR, United States
	16 Mar 2009	Performed by Bridget Douglas (flute) and Jeremy Fitzsimons (marimba) at the Baptist Tabernacle in Auckand. This concert is part of the special Auckland Festival 2009 series Music at Twilight – An Hour of Quality Time
		Bridget Douglas    Jeremy Fitzsimons
	12 Sep 2010	Performed by Patrica Zuber (flute) and Greg Zuber (marimba) at the New York Chamber Music Festival, Symphony Space, Sharp Theatre, New York