Luna for Reed Quintet

Ancient cultures needed to know about the passage of time in order to plant and harvest crops. Eventually calendars were developed that reflect the movement of the moon. The first Roman calendar began as a 10-month, 304-day agricultural and lunar calendar in 738 B.C. It evolved to a 12-month Julian calendar in 45 B.C. that has become the basis of modern time keeping. This 2026 composition consists of twelve short movements that represent the twelve months of the Julian calendar. The ancient Romans based their concept of the month on the Moon, hence the title of the composition.