"Clog Dance" by Howard Hanson/arr. Pearce (flute choir)
Описание:
The Heartland Community Flute Choir (Omaha, NE); Christine Beard, conductor. "Clog Dance" by Howard Hanson (arr. Pearce). November 10, 2009.
Howard Hanson (1896-1981) was born in Nebraska of Swedish immigrant parents and is considered by many music scholars to have been a leader of American Romanticism. Recruited in 1924 by George Eastman to be the Director of the newly founded Eastman School of Music, Hanson served with distinction in that capacity for forty years. His impressive talents not only as a composer, but also as a conductor and an educator, made it possible for him to be a lasting influence to several generations of American composers in addition to the general populace. With a dedication to Percy Grainger, he composed the spirited Clog Dance for piano in 1922. Hansons Scandinavian heritage is exhibited through Clog Dance, for this piece does an excellent job of depicting exuberant movement to strident rhythms. The wooden soles of shoes utilized in such dances were carved of poplar most often and made quite a noisy exhibition as dancers showed off their energetic footwork while accenting certain stamping step patterns.