Candlelight Beauty

Composer

HSIEH, Long-Kwang

Work type

Chamber Music

Instrumentation

Duet for flute & guitar

Year

2016

Duration

9'

Music commentary
This is my first work for the guitar. The flute is also a fascinating instrument. Although I have written it in other works, it is an excellent configuration with the guitar, and the sounds are extremely harmonious. In this song, not only act as a sensuous role, but also have smart and exciting performances.

The music is a perceptual narrative, so at the beginning it was set in tonal music. The whole song was dominated by a passage in a minor.     When the second paragraph appeared, the theme was transferred to e minor and made a big change. The following E major is a more pleasant B + B ’section. The last paragraph is back in a minor.

There is a long passage between each passage, and I have added elements of modern music here, for example, the flute player has a section while playing and mouth singing, as well as flutter-tonguing (noise) and noise voice (Noise playing) etc. The guitar also has many non-playing sounds, such as striking the body, strings, or bridge. The last final paragraph is the previous memories and summaries. Many musical elements emerged at this moment, and finally ended the whole song in the climax with the final phrase of the first paragraph theme.
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