Loeb - Reflections on Sephardic Melodies for Solo Piccolo *Musicland Publications While it has rightly endured

While it has rightly endured to this day

This short duet by contemporary Russian composer Nikolai Kapustin has a driving syncopated rhythm and edgy harmonic palette

it not only brought the composer public recognition but also a commission to compose an eight-movement Suite espagnole for piano (HN 783)

Kiah has been performed successfully by other solo instruments - cello and bass clarinet

Violinists and pianists alike love its truly spring-like grace

Loeb - Reflections on Sephardic Melodies for Solo Piccolo *Musicland Publications While it has rightly enduredThis collection of pieces by David Loeb, written for piccolo alone, derive from melodies of the Sephardic tradition, an oral tradition remarkably well preserved despite dispersion and fragmentation of the Spanish Jewish community more than five centuries ago. The melodies display a remarkably hybrid aspect, with elements of Jewish, Islamic, Central European and indigenous Spanish musical traditions present in varying extents, always blended with