Three Small Pieces
Frances White
About this work:
I. The sound of the bell as it leaves the bell
The title of this piece comes from a poem by Buson. The bell used in the electronic part is a meditation bell, and the music concerns itself primarily with sustained breath and with tuning.
II. Interlude
This piece does not have an electronic part. It is short and simple, at times almost like a memory of a folk-song.
III. Rose pogonia
The Rose pogonia is a beautiful and rather rare rose pink orchid native to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. I saw one once in the Lebanon State Forest on a hot day in July in a very remote area. The place was so isolated that it seemed likely that no other human being had been by that day. Every summer, I now think about the Rose pogonia blooming by the stream, unseen by human eyes.
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:11:30
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Flute Ensembles
Instrumentation: 2 Flute, 1 Prerecorded Sound (Tape/CD/Other)