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Grey Larsen - The Heron and the Dove

from Phlox of a Feather by BloomingSongs Collection

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This is a composition for tin whistle in low G and guitar. The whistle part uses traditional Irish ornamentation, inflection and phrasing. The fingerpicked guitar accompaniment provides chordal harmony and counterpoint.

The piece begins with a slow introduction, and subsequently uses a binary form (A part and B part). After the introduction, the form is AB ABB. The final B part is extended with a brief coda.

The piece is reminiscent of the music of the Irish harp tradition of the 17th and early 18th centuries, in particular the music of Turlough O Carolan (1670 - 1738), in which Irish traditional stylings are interwoven with Baroque melodic sensibilities.

The voice of the tin whistle evokes, for many people, the songs and images of birds. Grey Larsen heard in the A part the tall, stately movements of wading herons, and in the B part the haunting coos of mourning doves.

Grey's whistle was made of brass by Michael Copeland in the 1980s. Cindy's guitar was made by Michael Gurian and around 1970.

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from Phlox of a Feather, track released July 14, 2018
Composed by: Grey Larsen
Tin Whistle in G: Grey Larsen
Guitar: Cindy Kallet

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