Birds in Flight
Aaron Minsky
Birds in Flight musically imitates the flapping wings of a flocks of birds. As the basses play an ostinato, reminiscent of though easier than the Pachelbel Cannon, the other instruments play a patter based on thirds. First the cellos play …
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Birds in Flight musically imitates the flapping wings of a flocks of birds. As the basses play an ostinato, reminiscent of though easier than the Pachelbel Cannon, the other instruments play a patter based on thirds. First the cellos play it, then the violas join, then the 2nd violins and the firsts. Finally the basses join in and the whole orchestra takes flight. In the following whole note section the birds gently glide. They start to land during the final section made up of arpeggios shared by all instruments. By the end of the final whole note fermata chord they have come to a complete rest.