Sparring – for flute and guitar

Difficulty level: Advanced
Duration: c. 13″
Format: PDF (full score)
Purchase price: contact me

Description: A performance-art piece for flute and guitar in three movements. Commissioned by the Keith/Larson Duo, Sparring integrates text, acting, and music to create an enigmatic new take on the traditional pairing of flute and guitar. The piece invites the audience to voyeuristically participate in the guitarist’s “descent into madness” as he confronts his doppelgänger, the flutist…READ MORE

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Nocturne – for guitar quartet

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: c. 5″
Format: PDF (full score; free parts available upon request)
Free Download: Perske_Nocturne_Guitar_Quartet
Description: Whimsical, dramatic, and haunting, Nocturne combines ideas inspired by the disparate sound worlds of Frederic Chopin and Elliott Carter to create a witty little crowd-pleaser that can’t decide whether it’s neoromantic or post-serial…

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