Hazel Leach : Composer
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String quartets with rhythm section
These 3 quartets were all written in 1996 for a project headed by friend
and colleague Michael Gustorff, who teaches jazz-violin at the Arnhem Institute
of the Arts. They are jazz quartets: space for improvisation is integrated
into the composed sections, accompanied by a jazz rhythm section of piano,
bass and drums.
Information about ordering the music can be found on the "contact" page-
see link above.
Miniature
...is a shorter version of a song called "Self-Portrait", which I wrote
for bigband with vocalist. It was recorded by The United Women's Orchestra
with Sam Leigh-Brown on their second cd "The Blue One".
The piece is a slow, expressive ballad with an open solo section over
the changes of the song.
Length: 6 minutes (minimum, depending on solos)
An extract from the score is included below as pdf file.
Siringo Rondo
This is an arrangement of the "duet" part of "Siringo Road", a piece for
bigband. It was recorded by The United Women's Orchestra on their second
cd "The Blue One". The duet has acquired a life of its own, so it seemed
a good idea to expand it out into a quartet version.
The leadsheet of the duet can be downloaded from the "Siringo Road"
page.
The music is a romantic ballad with open solos.
Length: minimum 6 minutes.
Third Party
..alias "Mabel's Birthday", a piece for bigband which was recorded by The
United Women's Orchestra on their first cd.
The music is a rolling afro feel, switching between 6/8 and 3/4. There
are several improvised sections (all optional): an open drum solo as intro,
a free/collective "dialogue" section as well as a more conventional set
of solo changes.
Length: at least 4'30", more if solos are extended.
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