Angels and Fireflies (flute version)
for solo flute and string orchestra
Kevin Malone
£10.99 – £89.99
for solo flute and string orchestra
Composer | Kevin Malone |
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Year of Composition | 2011 |
Duration | ca.13' |
ISMN | 9790570681754 |
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Instrumentation | |
Forces | fl, strings (2.2.2.2.1) |
Categories (all composers) | Orchestra, String Orchestra, String Orchestra with Soloists |
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Catalogue ID | ce-km1aaf1 |
Notes
A month before the fifth anniversary of 9/11, I was in Shanksville, Pennsylvania meeting residents who had witnessed the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 into the nearby mountains. They suggested that I should visit the crash site as the sun set, to be inspired by the sound of the wind through the trees. That night, the mountain had no wind; it was completely still. But in the distance, I saw a glowing cloud appear over the site where the airplane met its final destination…
The nine distinct string parts are the same for both solo flute and solo recorder versions. Although a string orchestra is preferred, it could be played with a double string quartet and double bass.
“Angels and Fireflies, a response to the Shanksville 9/11 crash, is a heartfelt elegy, with episodes of intense anger and lyrical pathos, in a chromatic, emotionally arresting idiom.” – Records International 2014
“Coherent and musically striking performance, full of expression and musical beauty, with a excellent recording. Overall, a production that one can hardly escape emotionally.” – Klassik 2014
This tone poem is also available for solo recorder and string orchestra and is available here.