{"product_id":"the-red-birds","title":"Jolliffe, E :: The Red Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTetractys Publishing presents composer Edmund Jolliffe's 'The Red Birds' for flute and piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is inspired by three of the birds on the red list. These are birds listed as being endangered in the UK by the RSPB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1) Sky Dancer: This music is inspired by the Hen Harrier. The male performs a sky dance over and over again to attract a female. The music is made up of little patterns that are not quite synchronised. Towards the end of the movement, they come closer together and ultimately connect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2) The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: This is inspired by the drilling of the bird and also its habit of hopping back and forth on tree branches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3) The Cuckoo: This is based on a folk song 'The Cuckoo is a pretty bird' though the folk song is not heard in its entirety until the very end. When it is heard, the piano effectively takes over and destroys the folk song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Birds lasts approximately eleven minutes and thirty seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Birds was commissioned by the Animo Duo in 2019 and is dedicated to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Tetractys Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49200248357158,"sku":"101512\/5","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/files\/9790570761210.jpg?v=1720457580","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/the-red-birds","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}