Francis Goudard - un souffle du sud
un souffle du sud de Francis Goudard para cuatro guitarras
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un souffle du sud de Francis Goudard para cuatro guitarras
This charming edition has a comprehensive glossary of standard musical terms at the back, and more explanation of performance rnarkings on the score itself. The cynic might wonder the worth of including terms in the Glossary like 'Rall', but they are only translated from ltalian to French.
What do we have? A very accessible quartet, but one that incorporates performance techniques normally only found in more complicated works. We have that lovely shimmering brushing of the strings, pizzicato, harmonies, ponti and tasto, tambor, glissandi. And this makes for some interesting textures for not too much effort. Opening in E minor, there is a pleasing recurring chord sequence that incorporates elements of major and minor. This moves on to support a simple and pleasing melodie phrase and sees Guitar Three go high up the neck in a very easy to play accompaniment.
The notation is clear and straightforward, but not without sorme quirks. Set in 3/4 tirne, some times the bar is split into two dotted crotchets, and sometimes into a dotted crotchet and a quaver tied to a crotchet. Sometirnes a trailing three quavers are bearned in a single beam, other times they are not. But generally speaking, the score is clear and the fingering very helpful, especially for players of modest experience. Unfortunately, the music has ended up with two difficult page turns for each part, and the fairly constant density in the musical texture means that there really aren't better places to turn, so some ensembles may well want to consider four sheets of music side-by side. The strong and clear melodies are pleasing and although there are some little tongue-twisters in the rhythms, the piece has a well-defined meter and should be easy to keep synchronised.
This is one of a slowly-growing range of pieces specifically written at a modest standard, and I think it is the accessibility coupled with some interesting effects that make this piece stand out from the crowd.
In terms of playing complexity, it's probably man ageable by a Grade 4-5 ensemble but, as with all ensemble music, it's good to have a little extra musical maturity and some spare technical horse power so that the music stays untangled.I think this is rather special, combining strong melody and lots of interesting teaching points.
Derek Hasted
Ficha técnica
- Compositor
- Francis Goudard
- Nivel
- ciclo 2 / medio
- Nombre de page
- 16