Ragalogues For Woodwind Quintet
Akmal Parwez
About this work:
I. Sweet Awakening
II. Lonesome Moon
III. Dark Devotion
IV. Quiet Rapture
V. Mustard Blossoms
'Ragalogues' was written originally as a set of piano duets for Jane Faust and Caroline Norwood.This new version is for woodwind quintet. Each of the 5 movements is based on 2 contrasting Ragas. It is dedicated to the memory of my father, the renowned Pakistani poet and musicologist, Afzal Parwez, from whom I learned much about Indian music. The premiere of the work was supported by a grant from the Composer Assistance Program of the American Music Center.
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:25:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Woodwind Quintet
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F