Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet - Level 5 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1145980
By West Coast Wind Quintet. By Ron Levy. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary. 28 pages. Thinkling Music #746220. Published by Thinkling Music (A0.1145980).
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā AEROS is a one-movement piece about flying.
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Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The composition begins with Latin dance rhythms and a clearly defined melodic motif. The threads gradually build to a tumble of ecstatic exuberance, engaging but short-lived. The remainder of the piece is a return to the mundane, ultimately settling on a plateau of stability which the listener senses to be merely a steppingstone, a pause before resuming the journey into an uncertain future ā¦
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Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Structurally, the work is a single movement built around an Afro-Cuban montuno pattern, with ostinati divided among the instruments. Stylistically it could be considered as āmoody minimalist with a melodyā. Or if that is too long and unwieldy, then perhaps just āMMMMUSIC!ā
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Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā First performance in Laguna Beach, California on September 21st, 2021, by West Coast Wind Quintet, as part of the Sunset Serenades series. The outdoor venue, a small amphitheater in beautiful Heisler Park, high on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, was the perfect aerie from which to bring this piece into the world.