Suite sentimentale

Suite sentimentale is written for Recorder Trio and is comprised of: 

1. Jours d'amour

2. L'Heure du chagrin

3. Moment du bonheur

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Composer Soren Sieg says: Unfortunately my favourite composers, Ravel and Debussy, did not write anything for recorders. I wrote the Suite sentimentale in 1998 for those who love impressionist harmonies as much as I do, but particularly for the Berlin ensemble, Dreiklang. But sentimental doesn't just mean nostalgic in the sense of a longing for Debussy-esque major seventh movement, L'Heure du chagrin and the jubilant, exuberant final movement, Moment du bonheur, which I particularly like. The opening movement, Jours d'amour is predominantly very sing-song in style: a flowing melody over alternating, diverse soundscapes. And just as was the case in works by the role models Ravel and Debussy, a silent, imperceptible melancholy sweeps over everything, and is particularly noticeable at the end of the first movement, like a sad smile. 

Score: 16 pages. 3 parts @ 8 pages ea.