Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)
The Bones of Mr. Fortune
Flute solo, brass ensemble (20 parts), percussion
221.00 €
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Delivery time: 4 - 5 weeks (Denmark)
Details
- For
- Flute solo, brass ensemble (20 parts), percussion
- Product Type
- Score, Parts
- Author / Composer
- Adolphus Hailstork
- Product number
- 1703837
- Duration
- 11 Minutes
- Publisher
- Theodore Presser
Description
THE BONES OF MR. FORTUNE (FREE AT LAST!) is an 11-minute concerto-like work for solo flute accompanied by symphonic winds and percussion – perfect to play with band or with orchestra, as well as with the composer’s own piano reduction (114-42424). The work features lengthy cadenzas, and exhilarating dance-like sections with the ensemble. Hailstork describes the historical inspiration: abused in life and death, an enslaved man (Mr. Fortune) was owned by a surgeon who preserved his skeleton to stu...