Dorothea Barth
Prose, Poetry, Music
Finding the Faerie's Voice
Elfsong solos and duos for recorder
"What makes the recorder beloved by faeries? Just like the faeries, the recorder is ancient, dating back to a time when all the world was green, when it was easy for faeries to hide and play their elf songs unseen and uninterrupted. The recorder.... is delicate and nimble and slightly mischievous just like the faeries themselves. It is stealthy and hides easily in a pocket or beneath a faerie's wing. It is lightweight and travels well; thus it can emerge in unexpected places. Yet its songs may cast their spell across heather, woods, and glen and speak even to the birds."
(from Dorothea Barth's 2008 article, Finding the Faerie's Voice, published in the Autumn 2008 issue of Faerie Magazine)
Finding the Faerie's Voice includes 20 original elfsong solos (in seasonal suites) and five duos for a Woodland Wedding.
Crocus ChansonFrom Spring: Crocus Chanson is a solo and may be played on either soprano or alto recorder. This recording uses alto recorder.
- Titania's Waltz
From Summer
- Autumn Elfsong
From Fall
- Fall in Love
From Fall; performed here on tenor recorder
- Woodland Wedding
This soprano and alto recorder duo is suitable as a wedding processional.
- On Gossamer Wings
This soprano and alto duo is suitable for prelude, meditation, or candle lighting.
- Everywhere Enchantment
This soprano and alto recorder duo is suitable as a processional or as prelude music.
- No Longer a Dream
This soprano and alto duo is suitable for prelude, meditation, or candle lighting.
- Rustic Dance
This soprano and alto duo is suitable as a recessional or as postlude music.
