Lesser Trefoil
Solo Flute (with voice)
Programme Notes
Lesser Trefoil was commissioned by Clare Whistler as part of Where the Wildflowers Are, a celebration of wildflowers through poetry and music. The Lesser Trefoil is a common garden plant, also known as Yellow Suckling Clover. I wanted to explore Lesser Trefoil as a weed, linking its determination to survive with the exhaustion someone of trying, unsuccessfully, to get rid of it. I worked very closely with flautist Hannah Watts to develop a vocal part that could be sung at the same time as playing the flute. Lesser Trefoil was premiered on 30 June 2012 at the City of London Festival, by Hannah Watts.
Performance Instructions
Standard notation: play as you would per instructions
Diamond note-head: blow air soundlessly through the flute, either using ‘pah’ or ‘hah’ sounds, with key clicks
Divisi to flute (standard note-head) and voice (circles with dots). Try to keep the feeling and emotion of the score’s performance instructions in mind regardless of the end result sound.
Duration: 2 minutes
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Solo Flute (with voice)
Programme Notes
Lesser Trefoil was commissioned by Clare Whistler as part of Where the Wildflowers Are, a celebration of wildflowers through poetry and music. The Lesser Trefoil is a common garden plant, also known as Yellow Suckling Clover. I wanted to explore Lesser Trefoil as a weed, linking its determination to survive with the exhaustion someone of trying, unsuccessfully, to get rid of it. I worked very closely with flautist Hannah Watts to develop a vocal part that could be sung at the same time as playing the flute. Lesser Trefoil was premiered on 30 June 2012 at the City of London Festival, by Hannah Watts.
Performance Instructions
Standard notation: play as you would per instructions
Diamond note-head: blow air soundlessly through the flute, either using ‘pah’ or ‘hah’ sounds, with key clicks
Divisi to flute (standard note-head) and voice (circles with dots). Try to keep the feeling and emotion of the score’s performance instructions in mind regardless of the end result sound.
Duration: 2 minutes
PDF Digital Download
1 Copy License
Please support self-published composers and buy extra copies rather than photocopying