In this work, the composer describes the mass
emigration of the early 20th century from the view of the individual leaving
his homeland for the U.S. Here, the
dispersed reunite in the security of their cultural sameness, but also learn to
adapt to the culture of their new home. In each of the three movements
(arranged for today's artists from a 6-movement suite for orchestra), we hear an
authentic folk melody, which gradually takes on Western harmonies and rhythms,
and even slides into and out of the idiom of early jazz. Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo
Classical Music | Music for Saxophone
Robert Kritz
Diaspora Dances Play
Recorded on 11/04/2009, uploaded on 02/16/2010
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Diaspora Dances Robert Kritz
Ukraine ("I Met My Love in the Orchard")
Nigeria ("No Place Like Home")
Egypt ("The Bedouin's Daughter")
In this work, the composer describes the mass emigration of the early 20th century from the view of the individual leaving his homeland for the U.S. Here, the dispersed reunite in the security of their cultural sameness, but also learn to adapt to the culture of their new home. In each of the three movements (arranged for today's artists from a 6-movement suite for orchestra), we hear an authentic folk melody, which gradually takes on Western harmonies and rhythms, and even slides into and out of the idiom of early jazz. Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo
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Connections
Blues Reflection, from Two Studies in Blue
Lyric Piece for Clarinet and String Quartet
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Three Piece Suite
Sultry Sunset
Autumn Poem
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