Birding in the Palisades
Composer: Amanda Harberg
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
$40.00
| Movement/Section | Duration: 11.75 |
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From the composer:
"Commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi, Birding in the Palisades is a three-movement piece for flute, clarinet, and piano. The first movement, Eagles’ Flight, depicts an aural dance between two American Bald Eagles perched high on treetops swaying in a gusty breeze. When the wind picks up, the Eagles take flight and we follow them as they play in the sky, soaring, diving, and gliding.The Kingfisher and the Fish, the second movement, is a wry dramatic miniature set around a small pond (the piano). A fish (the clarinet) is swimming peacefully, oblivious to the hungry Belted Kingfisher (the flute) hovering above. The kingfisher makes a ratcheting sound as it flies, which the flute mirrors with its ‘fluttertongue’ effect. Does the kingfisher get its meal? Listen and find out...The third and final movement is an exploration of nature out of balance in its energetic outer sections, while the piccolo solo in the middle of the movement is a meditation on the strange wisdom of the crow, as reflected by the beliefs of many Native American tribes."Including the optional spoken narration before each movement increases the duration by about 1.5 minutes.
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Pages: 7
Pages (score): 34
Publisher Code: 11441678
UPC: 680160624737
ISBN:
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Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 23 cm
Thickness: 0.355 cm
Weight: 212 g
