Flavio Bar

After his 'suite for Microband', here is another piece by Flavio BAR that, thanks to the use of simple orchestration, is also suitable for small ensembles. It is a rock-style piece, in which the three...

A journey back in history, to re-live the heroic deeds of one of England's best-loved characters, Robin Hood. From Sherwood Forest and the fight against injustice and tyranny, to the return of King Ri...

Flavio Bar's mixture of styles is clearly recognisable in this concert march written to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the founding of the 'Banda di Carmagnola' (Turin), which the composer has con...

A hoard of barbarians, landing on the French coast of Brittany, sees a majestic cathedral towering on the hill. Intrigued they climb along the path leading to the sacred building (March of the Barbari...

Seagull Flying is inspired by the emblematic figure of the flight of seagulls and, in particular, by the short novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a best seller of the seventies with a moral and spirit...

With its A-B-A structure, this work clearly harkens back to Vivaldi's Spring. The first part sees the two clarinets chasing one another in a busy Baroque-like dialogue, suggesting themes that are then...

Kandinsky claims that color can have two possible effects on the viewer: a physical one, superficial and based on momentary feelings, determined by the retina registration, and a psychic one due to th...

Russian Tales tells the love story of a young couple of Russian peasants during the war. The suite opens with the 'Danza delle Spose' ('Dance of the Brides'), a glimpse on a country feast where the ma...

This composition depicts some episodes within a typical day in the life of a kitten: the bored napping on a fluffy pillow (adagio), the funny and faltering movements that follow the awakening (rock),...

This piece is divided into three movements: Allegro - Adagio - Allegro. The compositional structure of each movement relies on a dance. In other words, it is based on rhythmic patterns that are easily...