Flores, R :: Estrellita
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Flores, R :: Estrellita

  • $35.00
  • Composer
    Flores, R
  • Instrumentation
    5 or More Flutes
  • Publisher
    Alry Publications [FC-362]
  • Orchestration
    fl, 18 fl, 3 al fl, bs fl
  • Includes CD or Audio Download
    No
  • Classification
    Not Applicable
  • Genre
    Undefined
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Estrellita

Flores, R

Scored for large flute ensemble (solo flute, 18 ensemble flutes, 3 altos, and a bass), this piece can best be explained by the program notes:

In 1974, Carl Sagan and Frank Drake sent a message on radio waves to a star in the constellation of Hercules in binary code ones and zeros. The serial scheme has 1679 beats accommodated in 23 x 73. In that message is information of human life on the planet, our location in the solar system, etc. The message would travel 25,000 years to reach its destination. In 2001, as a crop circle, the information appeared as a crop circle in Chilbolton, England, but with a slightly different scheme.

This work is also message, 73 bars played by 23 flutists. The ASCII code was used in 2 ways: harmonically, moving back and forth between two notes to simulate the ones and zeros, and rhythmically: with a different rhythm to represent both one and zero.

The message says: Thank you for answering, we believe that knowledge and wisdom with love can change our destiny. We are all one.

The song Estrellita by Manuel M. Ponce is used as a means to send the feeling of longing. The work is radio waves traveling across the frozen space.

  • Composer
    Flores, R
  • Instrumentation
    5 or More Flutes
  • Publisher
    Alry Publications [FC-362]
  • Orchestration
    fl, 18 fl, 3 al fl, bs fl
  • Includes CD or Audio Download
    No
  • Classification
    Not Applicable
  • Genre
    Undefined

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