Musique facile pour 4 guitares - JAPAN. Les saisons japonaises, vol. 4
Diese Serie wurde speziell für Schülerensembles (Anfänger bis Mittelstufe)
konzipiert. Unverzichtbar für jede(n) Pädagogen/in!
I - Octobre
II - Novembre
III -
Décembre
“Octobre is just 32 bars long in 2/2 time, but that's enough
time for the composer to produce some satisfyingly rich harmonies to underpin
the little motifs that are echoed from part to part. The mood is contemplative,
and seldom is more than one part busy over the sustained chords. Major sevenths
that percolate through the piece are far from jazzy - they bring an unusual
poignancy that is striking, given the simplicity of the piece. The brief
excursions out of the first position are fingered and there is plenty of time to
get from one position to another. making it rather a nice piece to introduce a
hint of high positions and their glorious tone to novices. The generous dynamics
make the overall phrasing easy to realise.
Novembre brings a greater contrast
that adjacent months do in the calendar, commencing in E min or and moving to E,
returning to E minor then reprising the major section. This has a much more
Japanese feel than many of the other pieces in the collection, and would form a
lovely contrast in a programme of intermediate pieces.
And so to the end of
the calendar and the end of four neat little books... Let's cut to the chase
Decembre is a frantic piece, a chase indeed. But it's all thoughtfully laid out
so that most of the fast alliterations are all on the same string. Although
discordant, there is a raw energy here that carries the piece, and the frequent
jumps in pitch mean that the discords bring an excitement rather than an
ear-battering.
It's not, if l'm honest, quite as “Japanesy” as my western ear
was looking forward to sampling, but it's still very much a fresh contrast to
the “stock patterns” that sometimes permeate less-complex ensemble
music.”
Derek Hasted (Classical Guitar Magazine)
