Name: Gilbert, Anthony: A Breath for Life
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Gilbert, Anthony: A Breath for Life

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Arrangement: for soprano voice and tenor recorder
Edition Type: Score and Parts
Publisher: Composers Edition
Catalogue Number: ce-ag3abfl1
Pages: 16
Date Published: 20th Jan 2023

Ever since 1959, when on joining the staff of Schott & Co. Ltd London I first heard the daily sound of the recorder, played by a colleague as she tested whole batches of the instrument before their export, the instrument has fascinated me. I had a few ‘after-hours’ lessons on the instrument with the distinguished Edgar Hunt, and since then have played it occasionally, and written quite a few recorder pieces for John Turner, including a concerto issued on the NMC label.

This song is a brief but intense eightieth-birthday tribute to John, a setting of my own words celebrating the importance of ‘breath’, not just to keep one alive but also to enhance the lives of others who hear John’s breath when converted into the clear, beautiful sound of recorder of whatever pitch range, or indeed into the equally entrancing sound of a singing voice. I’ve chosen the Tenor recorder for its singing quality, and the way it matches the sound of Lesley-Jane Rogers’s warm, clear voice.

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