Forty Two Minutes Before Sunrise RE com/antonychipperfieldmusic

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One recorder player switching between Descant

with the exception of the solo bass section at the start which needs to remain as a solo player to capture the feeling of improvised expression

While envisioned as just two players more than one player could be used on each instrument if that is an easier alternative to amplification for amateur groups

this piece takes us through the dark fields and mines of Nidavellir - home to the dwarves in Norse Cosmology

Forty Two Minutes Before Sunrise RE com/antonychipperfieldmusicThis piece was inspired by an outdoor yoga experience on beautiful Exmoor when one of the ladies there explained how forty two minutes before sunrise each day trees start to release oxygen and the birds start to sing. This piece takes us through some of the things that happen as the world wakes to a new day. The day is dark and cold to begin with, but the birds still start to sing. Gradually there is light and warmth. But a predator appears. There is