related works
Radiant Threads : Concerto for two horns and orchestra / Spiros Mazis
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Horn and orchestra
Scoring:
2h-solo picc 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt 2trb tb 3timp str
Fantasia : per flauto dolce (alto e sopr.), flauto e clavicembalo / Piet Ketting
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
rec fl cemb
Wild Cat on a Honky Train : for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and violoncello / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl, cl, vl vc pf
Four Dance Sketches : for piccolo, clarinet and piano / Robert Groslot
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
picc cl pf
composition
Celestial Colours : for flute and vibraphone / Spiros Mazis
Author(s):
Mazis, Spiros
(Composer)
Description:
Celestial Colours was written in one of the multiharmonic, multispectral modes that I have devised and use. The specific modes are based upon new formations of sounds beyond the 8va, and in this specific piece are based on 64 notes.
I tried to maintain a spontaneous equilibrium. Each musical element appears and then disappears without any additional treatment, like the feeling of a moment that will be duly succeeded by another.
The sound of the flute and vibraphone (specially played with a bow) reminds me of the colourful picture “Celestial Colours” that I once saw on NASA’s website and which forms part of the Eagle Nebula.
Spiros Mazis