Borne By Constellations Of Green Birds
David Heuser
About this work:
In three movements:
i. wrestling with gravity
ii. no wind at all but the storm
iii. flying off into the sun
The music for "borne by constellations of green birds" was adapted from some of the movements of another work of mine, "Thin Green Traces," for violin and piano. Because I wanted this work to have a different identity, especially in light of the fact I was not using all of the movements from the violin work (and altering the movements I was using), I wished to find new titles for the piece and its movements. I found inspiration in the poem "Tree Full of Birds" (from the book Voice/Over, 1993, West End Press) by American poet Olga Cabral, whose poems I have often set.
Year composed: 2006
Duration: 00:15:00
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Alto Saxophone, 1 Piano