Scending

... expressive and moving and beautifully conceived for the instruments... a truly genuine and appropriate tribute...

composer Jim Aitchison, July 14th 2015

Scending is a work dedicated to my former Dartington College of Arts colleague and musicologist friend Bob Gilmore, who tragically passed away in January 2015. It uses the full range of the flute family, from bass through to piccolo, and is also tailor-made to suit the Pigini concert accordion. The first complete performance took place on April 28th 2017 at 'The Exchange', Penzance (Cornwall, UK), with a studio recording made over the following two days. The recording engineer was Kieran Clark and the recording was edited, mixed and mastered by the composer. On 24/12/17 the recording was broadcast in full on Radio Beograd 3, Serbia. A podcast of the programme, entitled Vek Harmonike, is available on the station's website.

Scending

From L to R: Miloš Milivojević, Chris Best and Will Sleath

The four movements are:

Scending 1: Ascending

Scending 2: Descending

Scending 3: Ascending - Descending

Scending 4: Transcending

Scending performances and recording

Top L:  Scending at the Exchange, Penzance. Top R: Scending at the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St. Ives. Bottom: Scending recording sesssion at Falmouth University.

Scending Example Page 24.jpg
How to purchase 

Study score available for FREE download. Set of 2 performers parts PLEASE REQUEST THROUGH THE CONTACT PAGE.

Recording available (as a single file @48Khz, 24-bit) for £10.

Request using the contact page

I will then send you BACS details and a download link

Published 
2017
Opus 
57
Duration 
c.45 mins
Instrumentation 
Bass, Alto, Concert and Piccolo Flutes (1 player), Concert Button Accordion
Listen 

Scending 1 Ascending by Chrisbestmusic

Scending 1 Ascending

Scending 2 Descending by Chrisbestmusic

Scending 2: Descending

Scending 3 Ascending - Descending by Chrisbestmusic

Scending 3: Ascending - Descending

Scending 4 Transcending by Chrisbestmusic

Scending 4: Transcending
First performance 
PREMIERE: The Exchange Gallery, Penzance, April 2017. Performers: William Sleath (flutes); Miloš Milivojević (accordion)
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