Casterede, J :: Ombres et Clartes [Shade and Light]

Ombres et Clartes [Shade and Light]

Casterede, J

From the publisher, Gerard Billaudot, Jacques Casterede’s ‘Ombres et clartes’ for flute and string trio is an advanced seven minute piece, in three movements (Allegro piacevole, Nocturne et immobile, Vivace, con spirito). Casterede’s style is characterized by the permanent notion of the melodic line, or even theme, and the use of confirmed rhythms. His extremely rich harmonic language is used in a completely personal manner Casterede states, "I started off with fairly traditional music of broadened tonality orienting myself towards increased structural freedom and more conscious coherence of language through the increasingly frequent use of modal, chromatic and diatonic movements." Jacques Casterede was a beloved 20th/21st century French composer and pianist.