Philip Czaplowski

The Blackbirds Song of Peace

solo flute (2003)

www.czaplowski.com

Philip Czaplowski was born in London in 1958, and has lived in Melbourne, Australia since 1969. In addition to his work as composer and pianist, he is currently completing a PhD in music composition at Monash University, where he is also a sessional lecturer in music theory. Performers of Philip's music include the Melbourne SO, Christchurch SO, Australia Pro Arte, Chamber Strings of Melbourne, Chamber Geelong Chamber Australia Orchestra, Kazimierz Australian Dawidek, Soloists, Felix,

Harry Sparnaay, James Strauss, Jeffrey Crellin, Prudence Davis, David Thomas, Debra Fox, David Nuttall, and Carl Rosman. In addition to numerous Australian performances, Philip Czaplowski's England, Ireland, and music New has been performed his in the have USA, Brazil, been Austria, Holland, Zealand, Germany, and Argentina, works

broadcast by ABC Radio, 3MBS FM, and Radio Adelaide.

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composed during March 2003. The work is dedicated to pianist Geoffrey Tozer, who inspired its composition by supplying the composer with the opening 3 bars, an actual blackbird call heard in Tasmania in 1964. The entire work is based on a seven note scale extracted from the Blackbirds call. The title of the work refers
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its

composition was begun on 20 of hostilities in Iraq.

March 2003, the first day

Duration: Approximately 3 minutes

Performance Notes: Accidentals apply throughout the bar, unless cancelled by another accidental. All trills are by the semitone. On long sustained notes, various types of vibrato may be utilised at the performers discretion.

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