About the piece
“Ever-flower, hundred-petalled,
fuchia of all valor,
flower never sown in earth
we call the fire-flower:
This red flower they give
on St. John’s, the solstice eve.”
A setting of Gabriela Mistral’s poem of the same title, for intermediate level treble chorus. The poem describes gathering and dancing around a bonfire. The music creates a trance, building until it dissolves into a round.
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Instrumentation
SSAA Chorus
Duration
3 minutes
year written
2016
commissioned by
Ensemble Mångata
Sheet Music Format
PDF, 8.5 x 11"
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