Sand Waltz
(2001)for flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon
Duration: 12'
Scoring
flute.oboe.clarinet.bassoon-horn
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Publisher
B&B
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
31/08/2001
Canberra School of Music, Canberra
Canberra Wind Soloists
Composer's Notes
This piece was a commission from Canberra Festival of Women's Music in 2001, written for Canberra Wind Soloists. I thought it fitting to pay tribute to Chopin's muse and a strong woman, writer Georges Sand. There is a quote from one of Chopin's waltzes in the most reflective middle part of the piece.
A short chord sequence from this piece became the main material for the movement "Green Leaf Prelude" of the Concert Suite "Wild Swans" in 2003.