Reza Vali: Folk Songs: Set No. 15 for 5 Players: Chamber Ensemble: Score & Parts

This is the sixteenth set of an ongoing cycle of Persian folk songs the Reza Vali has been composing since 1978. The piece was written for Kian Soltani and consists of seven songs some of which are based on authentic Persian folk melodies and some are composed in the style of a folk song (imaginary folk songs). Song titles: 1. Longing 2. In Memory of a Lost Beloved 3. The Girl from Shiraz 4. Love Drunk (mastom-mastom) 5. In the Style of an Armenian Folk Song 6. Imaginary Folk Song 7. Folk Song from Khorasan.

for Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano and Chamber Ensemble-For soprano or mezzo-soprano solo flute (piccolo) B-flat clarinet (bass clarinet) percussion (1) harp piano viola cello and double bass.

for Solo Clarinet and 7 Players-This four movement work features the clarinet weaving melodies constructed in both Western equal temperenment and Persian modal systems. Most of the ensemble doubles on one or more instruments including the pianist and strings playing the chimes invarious passages. Premiered on January 16 2016 at the Segah Festival of Persian and Turkish Music.