Flute Moon: For Flute and Orchestra Full Score

by Bright Sheng

(Full Score). Flute Moon, premiered by the Houston Symphony Orchestra in 1999, is for solo flute/piccolo with a chamber orchestra comprised of harp, piano, percussion and strings. The music is based on Chinese mythology and a poem written in c.1200 by Jiang Kui. The title of the piece is implied in the poetry, which begins, "Oh, moonlight, my old friend, how many times have you accompanied my flute beside the wintersweet blossom?" Composer Bright...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634073354
• ISBN13: 9780634073359
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.0" x 12.0"