The Flower
Flute, Violin, Viola,
and Percussion
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The Flower
(2019-20)
Instrumentation:
Flute
Violin
Viola
Percussion
Duration:
ca 10:30"
Performer(s):
Award(s):
*composed as part of the Luna Composition Lab
The Flower (2019-20) is a four movement quartet that tells the life of a flower. The piece
uses extended techniques such as: touch-4th harmonics, scratch tones, hand percussion, harmonics (flute), and singing while playing (flute). The first movement, The Ground,
starts the story with the seed being moved through the air, carried by the wind then finally landing and resting into the ground. The Bud continues the story with the seed beginning
to grow. The roots are growing deeper into the ground, and a bud is sprouting. The
movement ends with the beginning of a light rain. The Storm is the climax of the piece.
Here there is lighting and thunder. The conclusion of the story, The Bloom and Wither,
opens with the blooming of the flower. This section is short and as the movement
continues, the leaves begin to wilt. The flower is left withering into dust.