Grecianas Brasileiras for soprano, alto, or flauto d’amore in A and piano

Grecianas Brasileiras is based on Greek-like folk tunes and Brazilian rhythms. It is diatonic in nature and its various events are built upon the harmonic sonorities derived from the tones of the C major scale in the following order: CGFEFGC and CABDBAC, thus underlining the importance of palindromic motion in the piece.

This work is written for and dedicated to the Brazilian virtuoso flutist Celso Woltzenlogel for the use of the flauto d’amore. The piece can be performed by flute, alto flute, or flauto d’amore and string orchestra or string quintet.