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Saffron Paths: A Suite Of Asian Pieces, Randall Snyder
Saffron Paths: A Suite Of Asian Pieces, Randall Snyder
Randall Snyder Compositions
Flute Violin Cello Harp (optional piano)
Saffron Paths traces an imaginary musical journey though the Near East and Asia with stops in Persia, India, China, Korea and Japan, blending elements of Western and Eastern musical usage. It is designed as a suite that, in addition to a complete performance, individual movements can be performed separately.
Shiraz, inspired by a poem of Hafez (1325-1388), features a heterophonic melody and additive rhythms used in Arabic and Islamic music.
Bengali Night incorporates some aspects of classical Hindustani music including the tambura drone and Raga suggested by the Lydian mode.
Chinoserie (European imitation of …