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Three Songs (2018)
by Akshaya Avril Tucker
I. Saiyan (Soul) - Fantasy on a Song by Shobha Gurtu
II. Geliebte Sakhi - Beloved Friend
III. Tarana - Dance
with texts by Kamaali, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and Heinrich Heine
Instrumentation: flute with piccolo, oboe with English horn, clarinet in Bb with bass clarinet, bassoon, horn in F, percussion (1 player), piano, harp, Hindustani vocalist, soprano, violins I, violins II, viola, cello, double bass
Length: 29 mins
PDF Study Score Price: $150+
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COMPOSER’S NOTE:
Three Songs is a product of my growing fascination with Indian Classical singing, and years of collaboration with the vocalist Saili Oak, a dear friend.-Akshaya Avril Tucker
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The first version of II. Geliebte Sakhi - Beloved Friend, for mezzo-soprano and sinfonietta, was commissioned by Density512.
About the composer:
Composer’s website
Composer’s biography
Notable performances:
Premiered by Saili Oak, Suzanne Lis and the prismatx ensemble, conducted by Nicholas Perry Clark, University of Texas at Austin (2018)
MusicaNova Orchestra and Saili Oak, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ (2019)
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