NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR
SOULSTRÖM
Composed for Wind Symphony. Published by Manhattan Beach Music. Grade 5~6.
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THE SEAGULL
I love to use unusual colours in my works. In Soulström, the String Bass is asked to make a sound known as the 'Seagull'. This clip demonstrates how to play it and what it should sound like. Enjoy.
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“In Soulström we find a journey that we can all understand, in a work to which we can all relate. Blackshaw’s work - heart on sleeve, raw emotions visible for all to see - again demonstrates that music can indeed express the inexpressible - to touch our soul. Who can really ask more of any work of art?”