Product Description
This is a brand new, original piece for wind quintet.
I decided
that I wanted to create a musical description of summer under lockdown,
spending time in the garden (although there are no bird sounds) in the
NorthWest of England. The weather here is usually very changeable (it's
why we talk about it so much) so, of course, I included a thunderstorm
in the middle!
The piece opens with a gentle walk in the garden,
(bassoon) the beautiful flowers swaying in the slight breeze (clarinet
and horn). The oboe melody that enters in bar two expresses my thoughts
of delight at the beautiful scene. The melody is passed around the
ensemble, there's a duet with the flute and then the bassoon takes
charge, with the horn taking over the walking bassline.
At letter C
there's an abrupt change of scene as I notice the bees busily flitting
from flower to flower, pollenating and collecting nectar. The
instruments play flutter-tongue to imitate an annoyed buzz every now
and again as bees from different hives chance upon the same flower, but
all remains peacefully business-like.
At Letter D, we have a
slight slowing of tempo as some butterflies flit from place to place,
aimlessly taking off and landing fluttering for a short while in the
sunshine. This section is as carefree as possible and should just amble
along. The tempo can be pulled about quite a bit.
At Letter F,
there's a huge, sudden thunderstorm, jagged lightning and rolling
thunder as a downpour drenches the garden. Just as suddenly as it
started, the storm ends and rain reduces to a thin drizzle. Out comes
the sun and we continue through the garden into the distance.
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