Fantasy No. 2 "Painted With Thread"
Robert Bradshaw
About this work:
Commissioned by the Peabody Essex Museum
NOTES:
At age 23, Morris Larkin (1922) was an air force crewman flying bombing missions over German military installations in France. On August 13, 1944, his plane was shot down and the crew imprisoned in a series of war camps. While imprisoned, Larkin embroidered his handkerchief by unraveling shoestrings and clothing to create his own embroidery floss and using a powdered-milk can for a hoop.
Version: for oboe, cello and piano
Year composed: 2001
Duration: 00:04:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Oboe, 1 Piano, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: oboe part also available for violin or viola