Cincinnati Wind Symphony: Emblems

"Cincinnati Wind Symphony: Emblems album by Walter Piston on Archodia Music"

Release Date: 1991-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

  • Tunbridge Fair - Intermezzo
  • Sinfonietta: I. Introduction and Rondo
  • Sinfonietta: II. Pastoral Nocturne
  • Sinfonietta: III. Dance Variations
  • Emblems
  • A Child's Garden of Dreams, Book 1: I. There is a desert on the moon where the dreamer sinks so deeply into the ground that she reaches hell
  • A Child's Garden of Dreams, Book 1: II. A drunken woman falls into the water and comes out renewed and sober
  • A Child's Garden of Dreams, Book 1: III. A horde of small animals frightens the dreamer. The animals increase to a tremendous size, and one of them devours the little girl.
  • A Child's Garden of Dreams, Book 1: IV. A drop of water is seen as it appears when looked at through a microscope. The girl sees that the drop is full of tree branches. This portrays the orig
  • A Child's Garden of Dreams, Book 1: V. An ascent into heaven, where pagan dances are being celebrated; and a descent into hell, where angels are doing good deeds.
  • Slava! (arr. for band)