This piece was written when I was a student at Leeds University and was my second attempt at a wind quintet. It is a serial composition and is a “dialogue” between the flute and the other four instruments. The lyrical music of the flute interacts with the less stable music of the other instruments and gradually influences and calms them.

The painting of Christ calming the storm is by Frans Vandewalle (CC BY-NC-2.0)

Details

Year:

1978

Category:

Chamber (> 6 players)

Recordings:

Recordings 1

Minutes:

Seconds:

Total Number of Instruments:

Instrumentation

Bassoon

Clarinet

Flute

French horn

Oboe

The Calming Influence - For Wind Quintet

Location

Leeds , West Yorkshire

United Kingdom

53° 48' 2.718" N, 1° 32' 56.6772" W

See map: Google Maps

West Yorkshire GB