Desert Night (Digital Download)

*Contemporary Piece.* Beautifully evocative atmospheric piece. Uses voice in one section.

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1. Desert Night

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OMP091 Beverley LeaDesert Night

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Beverley Lea is an Australian composer who has published a number of works for recorder by Orpheus Music.Desert Nightfor solo tenor recorder has five short sections titled “Landscape”, “Cry”, “A Lizard Looks”, “Moon Dance” and ” The Stillness”. The work uses as number of extended techniques, but it is worth learning by those players who have not tackled works of this genre, as the written music is not too advanced.

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The new techniques employed are mainly glissandi and various types of vibrato. These are all clearly explained in the performance notes and are idiomatically effective.Desert Nightis an enjoyable piece to play and makes a welcome addition to the solo repertoire.

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Patrick Richmond,The Recorder MagazineSummer 2003 Vol. 23 no. 2