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Original

Three Polyphonic Etudes. Choir sheet music. Percussion sheet music. Intermediate.

Translation

Three Polyphonic Etudes. Choir sheet music. Percussion sheet music. Intermediate.

Original

Three Polyphonic Etudes composed by Ctirad Kohoutek. For SA choir. with optional percussion. Concert. Medium. Octavo. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. SB.SBMP-322. For the advanced and adventuresome children's choir, or any treble choir looking for something highly original and a bit unusual. The language of these pieces is the syllable, not words. The first etude. "Echoes". is a rather innocent exploration of bitonality created by two melodies, each a bit in its own world. the second. "Fanfare". creates a wide sonic palate with bitonality again a feature as the voices emulate trumpets. and the third. "Festive Ostinato". features a unison melody joined by a small drum sounding the ever-present, ever-dramatic ostinato. A Czech childrens's choir provides am exemplary performance of this challenging, fun piece on the SBMP CD titled "MultiCultural. Echoes. Fanfare. Festive Ostinato.

Translation

Three Polyphonic Etudes composed by Ctirad Kohoutek. For SA choir. with optional percussion. Concert. Medium. Eighth. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. SB.SBMP-322. For the advanced and adventuresome children's choir, or any treble choir looking for something highly original and a bit unusual. The language of these pieces is the syllable, not words. The first etude. "Echoes". is a rather innocent exploration of bitonality created by two melodies, each a bit in its own world. the second. "Fanfare". creates a wide sonic palate with bitonality again a feature as the voices emulate trumpets. and the third. "Festive Ostinato". features a unison melody joined by a small drum sounding the ever-present, ever-dramatic ostinato. A Czech childrens's choir provides am exemplary performance of this challenging, fun piece on the SBMP CD titled "MultiCultural. Echoes. Fanfare. Festive Ostinato.