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Echoes in the Wind—A Native American Soliloquy for Alto Flute (or C-Flute or Bass Flute) & piano
by Phyllis Avidan Louke, pub. ALRY Publications
mp3 (recording by Phyllis Louke)
Honorable Mention in the 2002 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
Commissioned by Sue Blessing, Echoes in the Wind evokes the image of a solitary Native American flutist playing from a mountaintop to the valley below. This piece takes advantage of the beautiful and unique sonority of the alto flute in the upper register. The haunting quality of the alto flute conveys the elusiveness of the wind, as it ebbs and flows through this piece.
Echoes in the Wind can also be performed on concert flute or bass flute. (Concert pitch part is included). In addition, Echoes in the Wind can be performed without accompaniment.
7:00
Level 2+
| Echoes in the Wind was inspired by this photograph. |
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phyllisadmin –
Echoes in the Wind: A Native American Soliloquy for Alto Flute or C Flute and Piano
by Phyllis Avidan Louke, ALRY Publications
“…effectively utilizes the whole range of the alto flute, especially the haunting sound of the upper register…”
-Barry McGinnis, Newberry College, Newberry, SC
NACWPI Journal, Fall, 2003
phyllisadmin –
Echoes in the Wind: A Native American Soliloquy for Alto Flute or C Flute and Piano
by Phyllis Avidan Louke, ALRY Publications
“…The simple accompaniment supports the flute line well without covering the alto flute and lower notes provide freedom for musical expression.”
-Kimberly Sopata
Flute Talk, February 2002