Soft Rain & White Staircase for Flute and Piano
- Uses extended techniques
- Staff Pick
Staff Pick
“More great music from Ian Clarke”
These pieces are beautiful. Soft Rain is an evocation of that lovely feeling of being out in a shower without a care in the world. Fragments of melody, longer phrases and trademark timbral effects combined with a gentle accompaniment bring the whole texture together. White Staircase uses a rising and falling scale motif in the accompaniment to support an unsettled 5/8 flute line. This is coloured by beatbox hi-hats, Quantz-style tonguing, harmonics and more timbral flips which all add to the strangeness of the soundworld here. Working equally well for closed-hole flute, this is another sure fire winner from the imaginative pen of Ian Clarke.
From the Publisher
Soft Rain
The title Soft Rain attempts to hint at some essence of the piece however it is not a programmatic title. The piano part has liquid quality above which the flute gestures and sings. One might think of summer rain falling on a beautiful stream or river. Alternatively you may wish to experience it entirely as a personal response to the music directly. The music is the most articulate description of itself.
White Staircase
In memory of Averil Williams 1939-2018. Professor of flute at the Guildhall School of Music for 50 years.
Thank you Averil on behalf of so many.
The title White Staircase gives some hint of the feelings and thoughts one might experience through the piece. There is a clear sense of cyclic ascension in the ascending 5's in the piano hence 'staircase'. The flautist in particular is encouraged to explore a variety of colour and texture; white light comprises all the colours of the spectrum.
Contents
- Soft Rain
- White Staircase
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
- Part 2: Piano
Publisher: IC Music
Publisher's reference: ICM122
Our Stock Code: 1690279
Media Type: Paperback - Score and parts (28 pages [score])
