Maurice River Press / cf / 494-03111
Five Improvisations on Exotic Scales
$44.00
Robert Bennett
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The Somers continue their mission of bringing Bennett works to modern day with this fine edition of a piece originally written for the Sagul Trio in 1947. Each of the five movements is built upon an exotic scale - Balinese, Ancient Chinese, Ancient Greek Hypophrygian, etc. Each scale is simply stated at the beginning of the movement, followed by Bennett's improvisation.
Composed for the Sagul Trio, which premiered music by several mid-20th century composers. It was played by them on 14 February at Town Hall, New York City, as part of radio station WNYC’s 1947 American Music Festival. The use of non-diatonic scales was probably rooted in Bennett’s study of the Greek modes with Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) twenty years earlier. Each movement is preceded by an intonation or statement of its “exotic” scale.
Voicing/Instrument: Piano , Flute , Violoncello - Set of Score and Parts
