SKU: SU.27040240
A work to be programmed alongside the infamous Mozart and Brahms clarinet quintets—the latter of which appropriates thematic materials from the former. This work is based on thematic materials found in both, sometimes in very subtle ways. A predominately diatonic harmonic vocabulary prevails throughout and is set in a single-movement form consisting of three main sections: a spirited and brisk middle section offsets the elegiac and melancholic mood of the two outer sections.Clarinet and Sting Quartet Duration: 10' Composed: 2010 Published by: Hutter Music.
SKU: IS.CM6086EM
ISBN 9790365060863.
Charles Camilleri (1931 - 2009) was a Maltese composer. As a teenager, he composed a number of works based on folk music and legends of his native Malta. He moved from his early influences by Maltese folk music to a musical form in which nothing is fixed and his compositions evolve from themselves with a sense of fluency and inevitability. He composed over 100 works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and solo instruments. Camilleri's work has been performed throughout the world and his research of folk music and improvisation, the influences of the sounds of Africa and Asia, together with the academic study of European music, helped him create a universal style. Camilleri is recognized in Malta as one of the major composers of his generation. He died on 3 January 2009 at the age of 77. His funeral took place two days later at Naxxar, his long-time town of residence. Flags across Malta were flown at half-mast in tribute to him. The 4 Greek Songs were composed during the late fifties. The first and third movements capture the loose vocal style of the cantilena which is characteristic for the mediterranean region. The second and fourth movements are based on original dances which are typical for the modal nature of Greek music.
