Night Sky

*Musical depictions of the night sky* for recorder trio.

I. Night Sky

1. Moonrise
2. Southern Cross
3. Day Break

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The Recorder Magazine - Summer 2021

Sheet Music Reviews

Lance Eccles - Night Sky - Treble - Tenor  - Bass - OMP298

Night Sky is a short and colourful suite for treble, tenor and bass and is of moderate difficulty. The warm harmonies are conventional and good tuning is essential throughout. The three movements are a minuettish Moonrise, a rather Purcellian Southern Cross and an optimistic sounding Daybreak, but I am not entirely sure how the titles relate to the pieces! Understandably there are no dynamic markings, but perhaps rather than just bald metronome marks, a few descriptive tempo and mood indications would assist the performers. 

According to Orpheus's website the composer has had a distinguished career as an authority on rare languages as well as being an enthusiastic recorder player; it would be good if his publications included a little biographical information. 

Reviewed by John Turner

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-Score 8 pp. Parts 3 x 4 pp._