5 Ukrainian Folk Songs by L. Eccles

Play along descant, treble, tenor or Bass in this unique recorder quintet!

The set includes the score (SATTB) and parts (Orpeheus Music OMP022), the CD with a full performance of the works and the option to play  along any part in any dance.

Magical Ukrainian folk melodies - expressive, rhythmical and clever, with a challenging Bass part; intermediate level; Playing time: 68min

Ukrainian popular melodies, like Russian ones, tend to be very attractive, and the five in this collection have been chosen for their tunefulness and appeal. Most of these arrangements extend the melodies by means of key changes or small development sections. They are for the consort with some experience.

Lance Eccles was born on 17 March 1944. He is a senior lecturer in Chinese at Macquarie University in Sydney. From 1982 till 2002 he was a member of the Reluctant Consort.

Besides writing recorder music, he is very interested in languages, both ancient and modern. He has published books on the Shanghai dialect of China, on the Coptic language of Ancient Egypt, and on the Tetum language of East Timor. He has also written a grammatical commentary on the Syriac version of the Gospel of Mark.