Michael Blake
THREE PIECES
Bardic Edition BDE1364
for oboe, violin, viola and violoncello.
This set of pieces was collected over 15 years, starting with Love Song (composed 2007 as an organ solo, for the wedding of Gary and Elbe Roberts; transcribed 2010), then Dance Song (composed 2015 as one of five pieces for piano duet; transcribed 2016), and finally A Kind of Lullaby (composed 2022 for oboe and string trio). Dance Song draws on polyphonic horn music from the Central African Republic; A Kind of Lullaby uses fragments of a 'Lullaby' from the repertoire of the Ba-Benzele Pygmies.
Duration 9½ minutes
This set of pieces was collected over 15 years, starting with Love Song (composed 2007 as an organ solo, for the wedding of Gary and Elbe Roberts; transcribed 2010), then Dance Song (composed 2015 as one of five pieces for piano duet; transcribed 2016), and finally A Kind of Lullaby (composed 2022 for oboe and string trio). Dance Song draws on polyphonic horn music from the Central African Republic; A Kind of Lullaby uses fragments of a 'Lullaby' from the repertoire of the Ba-Benzele Pygmies.
Duration 9½ minutes
