Winter Blossoms
Variations on the Chinese Folk Song "Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow"
Steffan Brunette
Ensemble: Wind Ensemble
Solo Instrument: 2 Flutes
Grade: 4
Duration: 08:30
Year of Composition: 2015
Premiered by: Middlefield C.I. Senior Band (Fran Zhang and Judy Chow, flutes; Steffan Brunette, conductor)
Date of Premiere: May, 2015
Publisher: self-published
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Composer
Links:
Solo Flute 1
Solo Flute 2
Flutes 1,2
Oboe
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horn
Trombones 1,2,3
Euphonium
Tuba
6 Percussion
Score and parts available from the composer at no charge.
Program Notes:
This is the seventh “junior” concerto written for the senior ensemble at MCI. The title refers to the folk song featured in the composition, entitled “Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow”. The musical content of the piece was retrieved from several online videos and resources. Wikipedia traces the composition of the song to composer Huang Tzu (1904-1938). The lyrics to the song are very simple and almost child-like.
(Steffan Brunette)
