Polyphonic Variations on the Korean Folksong ‘Arirang’ by Eugene Magalif
Instrumentation: piccolo, 4 c flutes, alto flute, bass flute (contrabass flute/contralto flute in G)
Score and parts
In these Polyphonic Variations on the Korean Folk Song ‘Arirang’, the composer uses a rather complicated technique and many polyphonic methods: 6-voice and 7-voice canons; the main theme backwards; the theme in mirror inversion; the theme in diminution and augmentation; the theme in parallel key; and a rare Möbius strip technique; as well as connecting all of these techniques together.
