Mahfara
General Info
Year: 2024
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: mixEnsemble
Instrumentation
- Full Score
- C Piccolo
- Flute I-II
- Oboe I-II
- English Horn
- Bassoon I-II
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Saxophone
- E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- B-flat Cornet
- B-flat Flugelhorn
- B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
- Horn in F I-II-III-IV
- Trombone I-II-III
- Bass Trombone
- Euphonium I-II
- Tuba
- Contra-Bass
- Piano
- Timpani
- Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- *Bass Drum (regular and traditional)
- *Darbuka
- *Djembe
- *Floor Tom-tons
- *Glockenspiel
- *Marimba
- *Snare Drum (traditional)
- *Suspended Cymbal
- *Tambourine (traditional)
- *Tam-tam
- *Triangle
- *Vibraphone
- *Whip
- *Woodblocks
- *Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
During a small portion of the long secular history of the present village of Mafra, Portugal, it was occupied by the Moors for about 436 years. It is curious that few traces of this occupation remain. In this fantasy for wind orchestra, two central themes are explored, which despite originating from an imaginary folklore, could, from a personal perspective, “be” from a moment in the history of this village. They are also heard at another moment in its existence as a mourisca, an ancient dance originating from North Africa and its peoples. Mahfara is its Arabic name.
- Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Acerca da Liberdade (2024)
- Açores (2007)
- América Lusa (2025)
- Al-Uqṣur (2015)
- Áth Dara (2014)
- Azul Vivaz (2017)
- Ateneu Artístico Vilafranquense (2010)
- Balkan (2019)
- Baviera (2013)
- Bembe (2014)
- Bichos (2016)
- Corrida à Portuguesa (2007)
- d’A Volta ao Mundo em 80 Dias (2019)
- Esotérik (2014)
- Fanfare Overture (2013)
- Fanfarra Solene (2012)
- Gamala (2012)
- Grooving On (2014)
- Haxāmaniš (2018)
- Hoquetus (2014)
- Interlace (2024)
- Labyrinth (2023)
- Less but not Last (2015)
- Mahfara (2024)
- Maud’Adib (2008)
- Mazurkax (2014)
- Musala (2013)
- Narya, Nenya & Vilya (2015)
- Ocidente (2014)
- Parallel Universe (2009)
- Premonitions (2014)
- Pro Ordo Militiae Jesu Christi (2022)
- Saxeus (2009)
- Seven Moons (2013)
- Saxofone Suite Saxophone (2018)
- Suite Irlandesa (2008)
- Sulime (2009)
- Torre del Oro (2014)
- Venit Shaloomoh (2018)
- Vila do Barrete Verde (2008)
Resources
- Lino Guerreiro website. Accessed 1 June 2025