Under the Butterfly's Wing

by
Lindsay Stetner

Ensemble: Wind Ensemble

Grade: 5

Duration: 06:00

Year of Composition: 2007

Publisher: LES Music

Year of Publication: 2007

Publisher Catalog Number: LES023

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase

Links:

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Sample Audio

Perusal Score 

Instrumentation

Flutes 1,2
Piccolo/Flute 3
Oboes 1,2
Bassoons 1,2
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
E♭ Alto Clarinet (or B♭ Clarinet 4)
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2,3,4
Trombones 1,2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Timpani
Percussion 1 (Triangle, Bass Drum)
Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal)
Mallet Percussion (Vibraphone, Bells)


Program Notes:

Under the Butterfly's Wing was written in 2007 as a birthday gift for my mother-in-law, who is a person that wants very little and buys what they want. Her favourite decorations around her house are butterflies and I was fascinated with the symmetry and colours as the beginnings of a piece for the lady that needs nothing. The blending of the instrument colours and harmonies are what move the piece forward. The harmonies should feel like a musical kaleidoscope.

(Lindsay Stetner)


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