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William Rowland |
Concertante for Strings, Glockenspiel and Blockflutes
| Instrumentation | Blockflutes Sopro I-II, SopranoI- II, Alto I-IV Grand C Bass I-VIII; Glockenspiel, Violin I, II;Viola, Cello, Bass |
| Length | 20 mins, 4.8 sec. |
| Difficulty | Some Blockflute parts can be difficult but these difficulties are easily overcome other wise medium difficulty. |
| Comments | This a Blockflute ensemble work to show off what can be done with the entire family of Blockflutes in concerted style. Use for concerts and ensemble groups. |
| Sources | Score and parts available from composer. Please contact by email or snail only.
William Rowland,
P.O. Box 1162
Apple Valley, California 92307
Or
Willam Rowland
P.O.Box 8563
Greenville, S.C. 29604 |
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| History | This was written by the composer for himself and friends who are Blockflute enthusiasts as chamber orchestra work. It is a rare work in this format since most works written for Blockflute more often than not call for a single member of the family such as Vivaldi' Blockflute Concerto which calls for the Soprinino or Soprano Blockflute. Have had unconfirmed reports that it has been performed in England. |
| Contributor | William Rowland, Member ASCAP
email: ludwigvan_beethoven@yahoo.com |
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Symphony No. 4
| Instrumentation | Picc I.II; Flute I,II, Oboe, Oboe d'amore I, II, Clar. (Eb) I,II., Clar(Bb) I,II, Bass Clarinet Bb (German notation), Bason I,II., Contrabason I,II., Pipe Org., Horns I-IV, Trumpet D I-III, Trombones I-III, Timpani, Chinese Cymbal(med),Cymbals,Tam-Tam (Giant), Triangle, Orch Bells, large string section. |
| Length | approx 75 mins |
| Difficulty | Professional or highly skilled community orchestra. Work makes high demands on Horn, Timpani and Violin sections. |
| Comments | For Concert use.
This work uses techniques from all periods of music including some 12 tone, atonal and tonal music. The Orchestration requires in addition to usual forces---Oboe d'amore which plays an essential role in the third movement, Pipe Organ, Chinese cymbals and giant tam-tam.
Please note that Pipe Organ is called for and not some Ersatz electronic which never can deliver the living, breathing sounds of a real Organ. The ideal Organ for this work would be between 80-120 ranks and easily heard above full orchestra playing fff and has at least one and preferably more 32' ranks.
Then Tam-Tam preferablely should be in the neighborhood of 7 feet in diameter. |
| Sources | Mono-cassette tape available for present time; ask about cd disc which will be sent preferably over mono-cassette. Scores and parts available from Paul Zellmer or the Composer at the following addresses:
Paul Zellmer or William Rowland
Rowland Productions
P.O. Box 1162
Apple Valley, California 92307
William Rowland
P.O.Box 8563
Greenville, South Carolina 29604 |
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| History | This work was written for Paul Zellmer and is dedicated to him. |
| Contributor | William Rowland, composer and educator ASCAP
ludwigvan_beethoven@yahoo.com |
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