SKU: HL.14005667
ISBN 9780853604105.
The Sonatina Folkloristica for Clarinet Solo explores both native music forms - Tarantella and Cantilena - and the 'atomisation of the beat' in the untimed beginning of the Cantilena. This short three-movement work is demanding with playful moments.Charles Camilleri was one of the very few Maltese composers to gain international recognition. He was largely self-taught and was fascinated with the traditional music of his own country. Years spend in Australia and London led him to a successful career in light music and he later created a celebrated music programme for the Canadian Broadcasting System. Later in life he studied music of Africa and Asia and developed a systemhe termed 'atomisation of the beat' to accommodate the shifting rhythms and accents of more folkloric music.
SKU: IS.C6031EM
ISBN 9790365060313.
Charles Camilleri (1931 - 2009) was a Maltese composer. As a teenager, he composed a number of works based on folk music and legends of his native Malta. He moved from his early influences by Maltese folk music to a musical form in which nothing is fixed and his compositions evolve from themselves with a sense of fluency and inevitability. He composed over 100 works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and solo instruments. Camilleri's work has been performed throughout the world and his research of folk music and improvisation, the influences of the sounds of Africa and Asia, together with the academic study of European music, helped him create a universal style. Camilleri is recognized in Malta as one of the major composers of his generation. He died on 3 January 2009 at the age of 77. His funeral took place two days later at Naxxar, his long-time town of residence. Flags across Malta were flown at half-mast in tribute to him.
SKU: IS.C7530EM
ISBN 9790365075300.
Balkan Impressions II is a challenging composition for solo clarinet by clarinet virtuoso Miltos Mumulides. Based on Greek and Bulgarian folk music, this piece unites traditional influences with contemporary techniques. Originally studying in Thessaloniki (Greece), Miltos Mumulides received an advanced diploma with high distinction from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp (Belgium). He has built an impressive career as an orchestral musician, in chamber music and as a soloist. He performs throughout Europe and Asia on a regular basis and is currently an associate professor at the University of Macedonia in the department of Music Sciences and Art.
