Sonata Ecologica
Odam, George
1 A + S (& So) & pno. A concrn for the natural world and its ongoing destruction by man inspires this haunting work.The first movement, a prayerful and mystical inrroduction leading to an athletic leaping dance is succeeded by a gentle lament for the leafy trees. The virtuosic finale in which descant and sopranino recorders take over from treble, is a hectic and primitive-sounding dance for birds, in irregular and teasing rhythms.
1 A + S (& So) & pno. A concrn for the natural world and its ongoing destruction by man inspires this haunting work.The first movement, a prayerful and mystical inrroduction leading to an athletic leaping dance is succeeded by a gentle lament for the leafy trees. The virtuosic finale in which descant and sopranino recorders take over from treble, is a hectic and primitive-sounding dance for birds, in irregular and teasing rhythms.