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“Double Sonata No. 2” was completed in September, 2021 in Fairview, TX. 

The work is in one movement. Performance time is about 15 minutes. 

Mastered by eMastered.com. Click eMastered.com/profile/robtjbrooks to access the composer's library on eMastered.com

If you or your organization is interested in premiering this work please contact the composer. To view or order printed music please go to www.creativespiritonline.com/product/pi…brillante/.

Printed and electronic copies of the score and clarinet part are available from www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com,   Just click on the "View/Purchase" link above.

Performance notes:
•	Tempo, expression, and dynamic markings should be strictly observed.
•	Required pedaling is marked in the score but additional pedaling may be applied as needed.
•	There is no key signature. Accidentals apply to the end of the measure or to the note tied over the measure, and only to notes of the same pitch class, in the same octave.
•	Hairpin pairs (e.g.: <>, >< ) indicate a temporary volume change of one dynamic level
•	Passages marked fff and ppp indicate playing as loudly and as quietly as possible, respectively.

Contact information: 
Email: robtjbrooks@yahoo.com, 
Web: www.soundcloud.com/robert-john-brooks
Web: www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com

View/Purchase Score

Double Sonata No. 2 for Bb Clarinet and Piano (mastered by eMastered.com)

All the sounds you are about to hear are made from real instruments, I used 3000 year old Mayan ,Aztec and Inca flute samples.
Ancient civilizations didn't used the same notes we use today, those early musical instruments like flutes were just mimicking what they heard in the rainforest, animals like birds, owls, wolfs, parrots etc...
This is by far the largest piece I wrote and I am exhausted. 

Special dedication to someone I consider a friend here on SC, Max a wonderful composer also known as Synthgrinder https://soundcloud.com/synthgrinder-1/tracks

Also and as usual a special thank you to Ray Billcliff the wonderful photographer I work with, please do yourself a favour and visit his online site, it will brighten your day for sure, he has a wonderful eye for beauty www.raybilcliff.uk/

Rainforest

TAXE NO MORE (Original)
It's a rant in my own way with this title Taken from "just Back To My Guitar" here is another way to play my guitars with this coda long enough ..4' 50 to be able to express myself. Please take the time to listen to it until the end if you stop on this title..   
on youtube too : https://youtu.be/7xErIvi40So?si=NH6I93jnBulH9qTb
I wish you a good time with my guitars.
Sacem Protect
All tracks are written, performed, mixed and mastered on Mac Power PC G4 by myself.Cubase 5,0
Dgé breton :Written and performed by Dgé breton/
Dge breton:/guitar, drum, bass keyboard, chant/
Strat guitar, Casio guitar MG .70>
 issu de ma back track « just Back To My Guitar » voilà une autre façon de jouer mes guitars avec cette coda assez longue ..4’ 50 pour pouvoir m’ exprimer. Merci de prendre le temps de l’ écouter  jusqu’ a la fin si vous vous arrêtez sur ce titre.. 
je vous souhaite un bon moment avec mes guitares.

Taxe No More

ABSTRACT SUNRISE

This acoustic guitar duo piece I wrote a while back just after visiting the Canary Islands. Now with the really warm days of the year arriving I felt the same mood coming over me as in those days on the island. So, I finished the mix and master to release it now! I hope it brings you the same summer vibe as it does for me.

The track is loosely based on a Rumba Flamenca, a palo or style of flamenco from Andalusia, Spain, however influenced by the Cuban music's version traveling back to the origin of Spain, after it's popularity in Havana's musical theatre. During the late 20th century, Paco de Lucía, together with percussionist Rubem Dantas, incorporated Afro-Peruvian musical elements such as the cajón (wooden box) and certain rhythms. That's where I came to know the style.

As always I really enjoy your comments, likes and shares! -Dan

All music, arranging, composition, guitars by Daniël van den Berg, April 2022
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch

Abstract Sunrise | Rumba Flamenca | Dan van den Berg

“Second Passacaglia for String Orchestra” was completed in July, 2022 in Fairview, TX. 

From the composer's publisher Creative Spirit OnLine: "Brooks’s Second Passacaglia unfolds broodingly over a 17-bar, slowly moving bass line in cellos and basses, while the variations above increase in movement and intensity until finally arriving at a subdued and haunting final cadence."

The work is in one movement. Performance time is about 10 minutes. 
Printed and electronic scores and parts are available from www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com
A virtual recording of this work is posted on www.soundcloud.com/robert-john-brooks.

Performance notes:
•	Tempo, expression, and dynamic markings should be strictly observed.
•	There is no key signature. Accidentals apply to the end of the measure or to the note or notes tied over the measure, and only to notes of the same pitch class, in the same octave.
•	Hairpin pairs (e.g.: mp <>, mf ><) indicate a temporary volume change of one dynamic level.
•	Passages marked  fff  or ppp  indicate playing as loudly and as quietly as possible, respectively.
•	Double-bass “C-extension” is required.

Contact information: 
Email: robtjbrooks@yahoo.com 
Web: www.soundcloud.com/robert-john-brooks
Web: www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com

Second Passacaglia for String Orchestra

in 2009 I moved into The Rat Palace, a studio in Hobart. Its been the epicentre of so many projects and I have shared the space with some amazing artists of all disciplines. I have hard drives full of jams from this time and will share a few over the next little while as a way of saying farewell to the space. This one is from August this year when myself ( Bass) and old band mates from an outfit called Hexfarm Dane Renshaw (Drums) and Phil Bywater ( Tenor Sax) found ourselves all in the same country for the first time in many years. So we dusted off some musical cobwebs one evening. The photo is of the last Ute load leaving the studio, Intonarumori strapped on the back - not quite sure where the next studio is yet !

Rat Palace Jams - Hexfarm 2022 #1

This one is for you, Jeanne Marie <3

Ballad by Harold Arlen made famous by Judy Garland in the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz"
 My deepest thanks to David Dunham @david-dunhamuser589535203 for his generous help in mastering my track.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Atypical

Instruments played:  Sitar, Guitar, Bass, Drums

Lyrics:

Everything under the sun and the moon
The emperor will be there soon
His greatness will bless the land
All the people hand in hand

His presence filled with gloom and grace, 
Sadness etched within his face
Magnificent and Splendorous
Generous and Dangerous

Emperor's Greatness

C-Bon Voyage!

The ghost of the harbour - Una buia notte d'inverno

Imaginary landscape - Nella terra della fantasia

H-Dope Dogs

Having a little fun with 3/4 time signature

Two Part Minuet For The Night

I was inspired after listening to Jesus Flores Guitarrista's "Popurri The Beatles".

(Disclaimer:  I do not own the copyright to this song.  It is presented here in a non-commercial format and only for entertainment and educational purposes.)

Imagine (John Lennon Cover in instrumental form)

« Kedros »  My first concerto for flute & orchestra Opus 24 (New flute part April 2023 recording)
Here's my first flute concerto composed between 2014 and 2023
The full orchestra score (in C) is available on my website : www.franckdouvin.com (Tab : Compositons - Enregistrements - Partitions)
To obtain the solo flute score, please contact me on my website (Tab : Contact)
My new recording in my home studio on Friday, May 12, 2023
Thanks for listening & sharing
I hope you'll enjoy !
You can follow me on YouTube : @franckdouvin1069
Instrumentation :
Piccolo
Flute
Alto Flute
Oboe
Alto Saxophone Clarinet (Si Bémol) Bass Clarinet (Si Bémol) Bassoon
Horn (Fa) Trumpet (Do) Ondes Martenot Harp Vibraphone Chimes Timpani
Flute Solo
Violin I
Violin II
Viola Violoncello Double Bass

« Kedros »  My first concerto for flute & orchestra Opus 24 (New flute part recording)

BLUE

“Caprice Concertante” is a transcription of my original work for flute and piano: “Duo Caprice” (also posted here on SC).

Printed scores are available. 

The work is in one movement. Performance time is about 9 minutes. 

“Caprice Concertante” is scored for solo flute, woodwind quartet, brass trio, harp, violin, viola, cello, and double bass,

Caprice Concertante, for Flute and Chamber Ensemble (mastered by Soundcloud)

Around The Sun takes listeners on a journey through a 365-day cycle from “Daybreak” to “Winter’s Bone” with introspective melodies and ambient soundscapes.

Water Lilies

English
ART is a deeply human manifestation that, in addition to beauty, seeks the subtle side of things and as such does so from a subjective point of view. However, subjectivity is not a rarity, but something that when faced with the same thing, if not all, a large part of people can feel in the same way, since this is also an intelligent expression of feelings.

According to the above, a brief introduction about the ideas and feelings of the author during the development of this work, can illuminate to some extent the path taken in this work.

In the first bars, the strings represents a ship sailing through Atlantic waters just before entering the Strait of Gibraltar, a point at which the waters are often troubled by the junction of the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea. Once there, the flutes, oboe and clarinet with their jumping movements show their waters in a calm but playful environment. Upon passing this point, our ship approaches the coast of Morocco and heads for the port, which shows the Arabic strings with typical musical sequences of the area that welcome the art and influences of these wonderful Maghreb lands.

Travelers who will tour the Mediterranean countries, abandon ship and enter this land, whose melodies carefully treated throughout their journey represent the culture, wisdom and humanity of its people.

Arrived here, I leave the experience, the imaginative development and the adventures of these travelers to the imagination of the listeners, not without first showing a guiding example that marks the limits of the territories, as is the case of the measures of the Moroccan Anthem, that starting at minute 04:40, after its completion they mark the border and invite us to enter Algeria, which in the same way, through its popular music, will also show us the entry into Tunisia. The same happens with Libya, the country where this first movement ends, whose end, in a different musical style, places us in front of Egypt.

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EL ARTE, es una manifestación profundamente humana que además de la belleza busca el lado sutil de las cosas y como tal lo hace bajo un punto de vista subjetivo. Sin embargo, la subjetividad no es rareza, sino algo que ante una misma cosa, si no todas, una gran parte de las personas puede sentir de igual manera, ya que ello es también una expresión inteligente de los sentimientos.

Según lo expuesto, una breve introducción sobre las ideas y sentimientos del autor durante el desarrollo de esta obra, puede iluminar en cierta medida el camino emprendido en este trabajo.

En los primeros compases, la cuerda representa a un barco navegando por aguas atlánticas justo en el momento previo a adentrarse en el estrecho de Gibraltar, punto en el que las aguas suelen estar revueltas por la unión del océano atlántico con el Mar Mediterráneo. Una vez allí, las flautas, oboe y clarinete con sus movimientos saltarines muestran sus aguas en un ambiente tranquilo pero juguetón. Al rebasar este punto, nuestro barco se aproxima a la costa de Marruecos y se dirige a puerto, lo que muestra la cuerda árabe con típicas secuencias musicales de la zona que dan la bienvenida al arte e influjos de estas maravillosas tierras del Magreb.

Los viajeros que recorrerán los países Mediterráneos, abandonan el barco y se adentran en esta tierra, cuyas melodías cuidadosamente tratadas a lo largo de su recorrido representan la cultura, sabiduría y humanidad de sus gentes.

Llegados aquí, dejo a la imaginación de los oyentes la experiencia, el desarrollo imaginativo y las peripecias de estos viajeros, no sin antes mostrar un ejemplo guía que marca los límites de los territorios, como es el caso de los compases del Himno de Marruecos, que comenzando en el minuto 04:40, tras su finalización marcan la frontera y nos invitan a entrar en Argelia, que de igual manera, mediante su música popular, también nos mostrará la entrada en Túnez. Lo mismo con Libia, donde finaliza este primer movimiento a las puertas de Egipto.

Sinfonía 2 - Mov I - Magreb

Piano mostly. Original compositions.
Paul Maurice Roche,
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom.

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My favourite pianist (by a considerable margin) is Murray Perahia.

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