Cold Blue Night
Cold Blue Night for solo flute came into being shortly after I moved to Minnesota and braved my first upper-midwest winter. It was inspired by the kind of Minnesota night when the sky is dark, dark blue, the temperature is well below zero, and a full moon lights the snow with a pearl-blue glow. It is beautiful, pristine, yet cruel and dangerous. This piece explores the harshness and the soft beauty of a frigid mid-winter night.
Cold Blue Night for solo flute came into being shortly after I moved to
Minnesota and braved my first upper-midwest winter. It was inspired by the
kind of Minnesota night when the sky is dark, dark blue, the temperature is well
below zero, and a full moon lights the snow with a pearl-blue glow. It is
beautiful, pristine, yet cruel and dangerous. This piece explores the harshness
and the soft beauty of a frigid mid-winter night
Commissioned and premiered by Wendy Greenwald Matthews, flutist
Type:
Solo Instrumental
Voicing or Instrumentation:
Solo flute - Cold Blue Night.mp3
Audio Credits:
Susan Rotholz
Year Composed:
1996
Duration:
05:00 SKU: HP01-01