{"product_id":"lee-iii-j-principal-brothers-no-1","title":"Lee III, J :: Principal Brothers No. 1","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSubito Music Publishing presents composer James Lee III's 'Principal Brothers No. 1' for solo flute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe year 2020 has definitely been a very challenging year with many upheavals. During this time of the COVID-19 health crisis, wearing masks, and high racial tensions, I decided to compose four short solo woodwind works for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, which represent the core woodwind section in an orchestra. I was inspired to compose these short pieces after I first heard Igor Stravinsky’s three short pieces for clarinet, which totals a little more than four minutes in duration. I thought that it would be nice to highlight and honor my African-American male colleagues in the orchestral music world. I wanted to celebrate the fact that they are the principal player in the section of their respective orchestras. The short pieces are as follows: Principal Brother No. 1 for flute solo for Demarre McGill, Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Principal Brother No. 2 for oboe solo for Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Principal Brother No. 3 for clarinet solo for Anthony McGill, Principal Clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, and Principal Brother No. 4 for bassoon solo for Bryan Young, Principal Bassoon of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. These works all begin with notes that are representative of their name; D for Demarre, B for Titus (ti in solfege starting on C), A for Anthony, and Bb for Bryan. There is also a rhythmic figure in the opening measures of each piece, which represent the utterance of their names. All four of these works are rhapsodic in nature with elements of improvisation. – James Lee III\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Subito Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49077756723494,"sku":"94010761","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/files\/94010761.jpg?v=1718728979","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/lee-iii-j-principal-brothers-no-1","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}