Was thinking of analysing a work by Alan Hovhaness, a 20th Century composer, for my Term Project. His work Concerto for Two Pianos (1954) is without doubt, a 'East meets West' piece of work. In the first movement, we hear sounds of the Indonesian Gamelan. The 2nd movement beautifully recreates sounds of the Kanun, a middle easten zither. In the 3rd and also final movement, we hear the Jhala Teranga.
However, this piece was only recently premiered in Moscow in March 2004. Looks like my chances of getting hold onto the score is tremendously slim. Searched the Esplanade Library Catalouge and the search returned with 0 results. So I guess I have to look for another piece of work.. Unless someone anyone has any clues where I can find the score!! Please respond asap if you know k (:
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Dorcas, I checked the composer's online catalog, doesn't seem like it's even listed yet. One alternative (apart from changing composer entirely) is to consider, for example, his piano solo pieces or even band pieces, which you may be able to get in Singapore without waiting to order from overseas. You need to act fast to give yourself ample time for your project.
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