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Bellesguard

from
Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 3:  Suite for Gaudí
Edgetone Records, April 2009



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music composed and arranged by Bill Noertker
and  performed by
Noertker's Moxie
Annelise Zamula - flute
Jim Peterson - alto saxophone
Bill Noertker - double bass
Dave Mihaly - drums
 
Bellesguard (1900-1909), with its pointed parapets and high tower, is Gaudí's tribute to Catalonia’s great medieval past. Here are none of the Moorish elements, Art Nouveau adaptations, or extravagant colors of his other work, only a simple, yet imposing, structure. My composition consists of three six-bar melodic phrases to be played in unison or as counterpoint.

copyright © 2009 William Noertker
Deuh jauh Music BMI
all rights reserved

recorded live to 2-track DAT by Karen Stackpole
Stray Dog Recording Services
5 October 2008

Mastered by Andrew Scott at Studio 401, San Francisco