Saudade Fantasia
Composer: Joey Eng
Instrument: Marimba and String Quartet
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Published: 2024
Price: €105.00
Item details
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Description +
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Duration 5 min.
Contains:
Marimba Part
String Parts
Score
Saudade is a Portuguese word that very loosely means 'the love that remains.' It is a term that is used to denote the melancholic feeling of missing someone or something; a bittersweet emotion, as it is both a feeling of sadness due to their absence and a feeling of nostalgic joy from their memory. This piece is my attempt at painting this feeling in music.
Saudade Fantasia features a solo marimba with string quartet accompaniment and is an expansion of my earlier work Saudade. The marimba part for Saudade Fantasia is the exact same as the original solo, therefore is able to be played without accompaniment if the performer chooses. The solo version is also published separately as Saudade.
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Instrumentation +
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Marimba and String Quartet
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Watch+
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Performed by:
Marimba - Joey Eng
Violin 1 - Aya Smith
Violin 2 - Momo Foord
Viola - Amadea Foss
Cello - Zoe Hawksworth
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About the composer +
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Joey Eng (b. 2001) is a percussionist, composer and educator from Perth, Western Australia. He has performed and given masterclasses to audiences in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Joey was the winner of the 2022 Warana Concerto Competition and a fi nalist in both the inaugural 2019 and the 2021 Marimbafest international solo marimba competition, in which he won 2nd prize and the audience choice award.
A multi-skilled percussionist and collaborator, Joey has performed with many orchestras across Australia including the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, Perth Symphony Orchestra, Australian Baroque, and the Australian Youth Orchestra. He was also a member and soloist with the World Percussion Group.
As a composer, Joey’s solo percussion and chamber works are being performed regularly by thousands around the world and are on the repertoire lists for multiple notable competitions, including Marimbafest, the Australian Marimba Competition, and the East Switzerland Solo Competition. He has been commissioned by many ensembles/organizations, including the World Percussion Group, Edition Svitzer, Edith Cowan University, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and the Silver Sands Guitar Quartet. His compositions have been featured multiple times in the Percussive Notes magazine.
Joey completed his Bachelor of Music from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, receiving the 2022 WAAPA Medal as the top graduate of the entire university. As an educator, he was a lecturer specialising in keyboard percussion studies at Edith Cowan University and has taught high school percussionists across schools in Perth, with his students winning a multitude of awards including the Premier of WA Award and the 2023 Marimbafest Open Class Ensemble 1st Prize.
Joey is a Premier Artist for instrument manufacturer Marimba One (USA) and is endorsed by Salyers Percussion and Encore Mallets (USA). His compositions are published by Edition Svitzer (Denmark).
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Credits +
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With support from Koda’s Cultural Funds
Front Cover Graphics and Layout: Nicola Lee
Photo: Joey Eng
Printed in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copyright © Edition SVITZER
www.editionsvitzer.com
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