Two Flutes and Guitar
SKU: AY.FG43
Composed by Fran Griffin.
Ensembles - Chamber
Ensemble. Alry
Publications #FG43.
Published by Alry
Publications (AY.FG43).
ISBN
9790302120766.
Snow
Gum by Fran Griffin for
Two Flutes and Guitar.
Alto and Bass Flutes are
required for the
performance of this
piece. From the composer:
In the wilderness of the
Australian Alps, there is
only one tree, the Snow
Gum (eucalyptus
pauciflora) that lives
above 1600 metres. Snow
Gums are experiencing
severe dieback, caused by
attack by a native
beetle. Strangely, the
beetle and the Snow Gums
have coexisted for
thousands of years, but
now the Snow Gums are no
longer able to withstand
the hunger of the
beetles. As yet the
reasons for this are
unknown. Huge areas of
these once magnificent
and colourful trees now
stand grey and dead. In
this piece I am depicting
the gnarled and twisted
trunks of the still
living trees with their
wonderfully coloured
bark, in contrast to the
ruggedness and desolation
of the terrain. One can
hear the alpine wind
rushing through the
leaves and branches,
shaking snow to the
ground..