Clarinet choir, 2003
Duration: 5 minutes
Instrumentation:
2 Clarinets in Eb
3 Clarinets in Bb 1
2 Clarinets in Bb 2
2 Clarinets in Bb 3
2 Basset Horns in F
2 Bass Clarinets in Bb
1 Contralto Clarinet in Eb
1 Contrabass Clarinet in Bb
1 Contrabass
Numbers are a minimum, additional players may be used if desired, and
are recommended for Clarinets in Bb 2 and 3. Alto Clarinets in Eb may
be substituted for Basset Horns if necessary. Contrabass is optional,
but highly desired.
Program Note:
A butterfly coughs in Africa, flaps its wing ever so slightly, rustling
a nearby leaf which falls gently to the ground, adding its tiny
momentum to a passing breeze, lending it just enough force to cross a
stream into the open tundra where the wind now picks up and heads out
over the Atlantic, ever gaining strength as it gradually whips into a
frenzy, sending torrential rain down upon Bermuda, and turning
inexorably toward the coast of South Carolina. Or something like that.
A Butterfly Coughs in Africa was composed for Mitchell Estrin and the
University of Florida Clarinet Choir.
Published by Pebblehill Music Publishers, 2005.