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For flute, oboe and bass clarinet
Title by uploader: Hora Ha-Kulmus (Dance of the quill) for flute, oboe and bass clarinet
Instrumentation |
Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet |
Scored for |
Trio |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
2'30 |
An original dance in Hora style for flute, oboe and bass clarinet.
The sound sample is an electronic preview
(the glissandi on the bass clarinet and flute are not reproduced in this preview).
The zip file contains the score and parts
For reed trio
Title by uploader: Hora ha Kulmus for reed trio
Instrumentation |
Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe |
Scored for |
Trio |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
2'26 |
Hora Ha-Kulmus
Dance of the Quill (new revised version)
הורה
הקולמוס
A dance (in Hora style) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
The Arundo Donax is a humble but versatile plant. The writing implement - the reed quill was used in ancient days, before the feather quill, for writing, and is still used in instances where softness, flexibility and humility are
required.
(Chazal (the sages of the time 200 BCE to 600 CE) say that, to write a Sefer Torah
(a handwritten copy of the five first books of the Bible),
one must not use a quill from a cedar tree that stands tall and arrogant,
rather a quill from a reed which is soft, flexible and humble.)
It is also used for the reeds of musical instruments, hence the title of this piece.
The word for this reed and for this reed quill pen crosses the boundaries of Semitic and Indo-European:
the Latin Calamus, the Greek kalamos, the Arabic qalam, the Hebrew Kulmus, the Swahili kalamu all go back to the Arundo Donax plant and the reed pen from which it is made.
(The recording here is an electronic preview)
A version for flute, cor anglais and cello is also available on this site.
For flute, cor anglais and cello
Title by uploader: Hora ha Kulmus (Dance of the quill) for flute, cor anglais and cello
Instrumentation |
Flute, Cor anglais, Cello |
Scored for |
Trio |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
2'30 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
Genre |
World / Ethnic/Jewish |
Originally written for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
(also available on this site: http://www.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-85729_hora_ha_kulmus_for_reed_trio.html#85729 )
this version of Hora ha Kulmus (Dance of the quill) - a dance in Hora style - was arranged for the Trio Da Capo.
The Arundo Donax is a humble but versatile plant. The writing implement - the reed quill was used in ancient days, before the feather quill, for writing, and is still used in instances where softness, flexibility and humility are required.
(Chazal (the sages of the time 200 BCE to 600 CE) say that, to write a Sefer Torah
(a handwritten copy of the five first books of the Bible),
one must not use a quill from a cedar tree that stands tall and arrogant,
rather a quill from a reed which is soft, flexible and humble.)
It is also used for the reeds of musical instruments, hence the title of this piece.
The word for this reed and for this reed quill pen crosses the boundaries of Semitic and Indo-European:
the Latin Calamus, the Greek kalamos, the Arabic qalam, the Hebrew Kulmus, the Swahili kalamu all go back to the Arundo Donax plant and the reed pen from which it is made.
The pdf file contains score and parts
The recording here is an electronic preview
For double reed trio (oboe, cor anglais, bassoon)
Title by uploader: Hora Ha Kulmus (Dance of the quill) for double reed trio (oboe, cor anglais, bassoon)
Instrumentation |
Bassoon, Oboe, Cor anglais |
Scored for |
Trio |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Year of composition |
2018 |
Genre |
World / Ethnic/Jewish |
The Arundo Donax is a humble but versatile plant. The writing implement - the reed quill was used in ancient days, before the feather
quill, for writing, and is still used in instances where softness, flexibility and humility are required.
(Chazal (the sages of the time 200 BCE to 600 CE) say that, to write a Sefer Torah
(a handwritten copy of the five first books of the Bible),
one must not use a quill from a cedar tree that stands tall and arrogant,
rather a quill from a reed which is soft, flexible and humble.)
It is also used for the reeds of musical instruments, hence the title of this piece.
The word for this reed and for this reed quill pen crosses the boundaries of Semitic and Indo-European:
the Latin Calamus, the Greek kalamos, the Arabic qalam, the Hebrew Kulmus, the Swahili kalamu all go back to the Arundo Donax
plant and the reed pen from which it is made.
The pdf file contains score and parts
The recording here is an electronic preview
For oboe, cor anglais and bass oboe
Title by uploader: Hora ha Kulmus (Dance of the quill) for oboe, cor anglais and bass oboe
Instrumentation |
Oboe, Cor anglais, Bass Oboe |
Scored for |
Trio |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Year of composition |
2019 |
Genre |
World / Ethnic/Jewish |
The Arundo Donax is a humble but versatile plant. The writing implement - the reed quill was used in ancient days, before the feather quill, for writing, and is still used in instances where softness, flexibility and humility are required.
(Chazal (the sages of the time 200 BCE to 600 CE) say that, to write a Sefer Torah
(a handwritten copy of the five first books of the Bible),
one must not use a quill from a cedar tree that stands tall and arrogant,
rather a quill from a reed which is soft, flexible and humble.)
It is also used for the reeds of musical instruments, hence the title of this piece.
The word for this reed and for this reed quill pen crosses the boundaries of Semitic and Indo-European:
the Latin Calamus, the Greek kalamos, the Arabic qalam, the Hebrew Kulmus, the Swahili kalamu all go back to the Arundo Donax plant and the reed pen from which it is made.
The pdf file contains score and parts
The recording here is an electronic preview (but using bassoon for bass oboe since I don't have a bass oboe sound - sorry!)
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