Melody Instrument* & Piano
*Oboe, Recorder, Flute, Violin or Soprano Saxophone
*Oboe, Recorder, Flute, Violin or Soprano Saxophone
Ego Flos Campi (2017-2018) is based upon two verses from the Song of Solomon from the Old Testament:
Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium. (SS 2:1)
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias. (SS 2:2)
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
The two movements (Roses & Lilies), differ in character and are linked by a short, chorale-like passage. Roses is a dance between two passionate lovers who sometimes frustrate and anger one another; whilst Lilies works its way towards transcendence.
Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium. (SS 2:1)
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias. (SS 2:2)
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
The two movements (Roses & Lilies), differ in character and are linked by a short, chorale-like passage. Roses is a dance between two passionate lovers who sometimes frustrate and anger one another; whilst Lilies works its way towards transcendence.
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The principal themes are all variants of the cypher E-F-C, using sharps, flats & their doubles: and other secrets are hidden within the piece.
The piece commences in the diatonic key signature of E minor. It is jointly modelled on both the Oboe and the Modern Alto Recorder (with E-extension), but can also be performed on the Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone or Violin.
The piece commences in the diatonic key signature of E minor. It is jointly modelled on both the Oboe and the Modern Alto Recorder (with E-extension), but can also be performed on the Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone or Violin.
Ego Flos Campi is my earliest recital work for advanced or professional players. Its debut was partly delayed by the pandemic. Thus, the world premiere performance was given by Kathleen Carter Bell, Oboe & Steven Innis, Piano at the International Double Reed Society Conference on 26 July 2022 at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA.
For information & credits, please click on the image, to read the caption.
Purchasing the Score
This score is available directly from me. Please send a message via the Contact Page.
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Scores now available:
C-score in E minor a) for Oboe b) for Modern Alto Recorder with E-foot, Flute or Violin Coming soon: Bb-part for Soprano Sax or Clarinet |
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Flowers
(As Seen in the Video)
(As Seen in the Video)
Flowers & Credits, From L to R:
1) Rose of Sharon (Althea) - Hibiscus Syriacus Image credit: Jim Evans (1962) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
2) Negev Iris (Iris mariae) - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
3) Spring flowering of Iris Negev or Iris Mariae in the Negev desert Image credit: Irina Opachevsky - Licence: Shutterstock
4) Negev/Iris/Road 222/Revivim - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
5) Iris mariae Barbey, Northern Negev, Israel. Image credit: Gideon Pisanty (2013) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 3.0 International
1) Rose of Sharon (Althea) - Hibiscus Syriacus Image credit: Jim Evans (1962) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
2) Negev Iris (Iris mariae) - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
3) Spring flowering of Iris Negev or Iris Mariae in the Negev desert Image credit: Irina Opachevsky - Licence: Shutterstock
4) Negev/Iris/Road 222/Revivim - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
5) Iris mariae Barbey, Northern Negev, Israel. Image credit: Gideon Pisanty (2013) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 3.0 International
