Product Description
This work consists of three short movements in irregular
meters. The contrabass part is not
optional but may be played on a regular bass flute if no contra is available.
The first movement, "Stomp" is in 9/8, conducted in 4: (initially
3 + 2 + 2 + 2 changing to 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 halfway through) with a heavy pulse and
a bluesy chord progression in E minor. The second movement, "Waltz" is in 3 (3
+ 3 + 2) with a momentary straight 3 in the middle section. This sweet little
melody in G major is a bright contrast to the aggressive first movement. The
final movement, "Reeling" is in 5/8 (2 + 3) with a brief detour to 2/4 near the
end, in E major. It is a joyous dizzy layering of twirling notes in the
upper voices against a rising grounded melody in the lower voices. Each movement is 2 ½ to 3 minutes in length.
This work is also available in a version for flute quartet (3
C-flutes and alto flute, or 4 C-flutes).
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