"Batuque" for clarinet, horn, and piano
Proposed Commission for 2017 International Horn Symposium
Commissioned by Dr. John McGuire, Assistant Professor of Horn
and Dr. Wesely Ferreira, Assistant Professor of Clarinet
School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Colorado State University
and Dr. Wesely Ferreira, Assistant Professor of Clarinet
School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Colorado State University
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Composer Biography |
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"Batuque" refers to a genre of music and dance associated with coastal West Africa and Brazil. It is considered one of the primary influences on Latin American dance music including samba and the ubiquitous son clave. This two-movement composition will explore the heterophonic and "call-and-response" techniques found in batuque as well as its typical binary structure. A secondary influence will be the 20th century works of such luminary comopsers as Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, and Revueltas. The first movement will focus on the tuneful melodies associated performed by the kantaderas (singers), while the second movement will focus on the complex polyrhythms of the dance's climax called the txebéta.
Previous Works for Brass or Based on Afro-Latin MusicDanzas for clarinet and piano (2014)
Garden of the Gods for solo trombone and trombone choir (2012)
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James M. David (b. 1978) is associate professor of composition and music theory at Colorado State University. His music has been hailed as "deserving of inclusion in the standard repertoire" (American Record Guide) and "quietly mesmerizing with joyous melodies" (Downtown Music Guide NYC). Among the distinctions David has earned as a composer are an ASCAP Morton Gould Award, national first-place winner in the MTNA Young Artists Composition Competition, two Global Music Awards, winner of the Dallas Wind Symphony International Fanfare Competition, and national first-place winner in the National Association of Composers (USA) Young Composers Competition. Commissions include projects for Joseph Alessi (New York Philharmonic), John Bruce Yeh (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), the Oasis Quartet, Blair Bollinger (Philadelphia Orchestra), The International Saxophone Symposium and Competition, and the Atlantic Coast Conference Band Directors Association. His works have been performed at more than fifty conferences and festivals throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. These events include the Society of Composers National Conference, the College Music Society National Conference, three World Saxophone Congresses, the International Trombone Festival, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and seven International Clarinet Fests. Dr. David graduated with honors from the University of Georgia and completed his doctorate in composition at Florida State University. His music is available through Murphy Music Press, C. Alan Publications, Potenza Music, and Lovebird Music and has been recorded for the Naxos, Albany, Summit, Luminescence, and MSR Classics labels. More information available at www.jamesmdavid.com.
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