Three Short Stories (Flores)

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Jose Flores

Jose Flores


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General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 7:58
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Contact Jose Flores


Movements

1. Ant and the Elephant - 2:10
2. Why the Wolf Howls in the Night - 2:07
3. The Four Friends and the Hunter - 3:00


Instrumentation

Full score
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

“Each movement is based off of a children’s story, or legend. The first story, Ant and the Elephant, features a big bully elephant who is prideful of his enormous might and would threaten any animal who crossed his path. One day, a brave little ant has finally had enough of the elephant's wrongdoings and decides to teach him a lesson by crawling inside of his trunk and biting him repeatedly until the elephant cries for the pain to stop. Then, the ant says wisely, "See, this is how it feels when you hurt others!" From that day on, the elephant never troubled any other animal again.

The second story, Why the Wolf Howls in the Night, is about love and deception. In the spirit world, the Moon and Quae Carcajou were lovers who were envied by all. One day, Trickster, the most jealous of them all, set out to separate the two by fooling Quae Carcajou to go to the real world to retrieve wild roses as a gift for the Moon. When Quae Carcajou returned to the door of the spirit world, he was denied entrance because once a spirit leaves that world they are to never return again. Heartbroken, Quae Carcajou turns into a wolf and spends the remainder of his days in the real world howling to his lover, the Moon.

The third story is called The Four Friends and the Hunter. A turtle approaches a group of three other animals -- a deer, a mouse, and a bird. He says that he lacks friends and protection from outside dangers. "I can run," says the deer. "I can dig," says the mouse. "I can fly," says the bird. "What can you do?" The turtle responds that his flaws are exactly why he needs protection from friends. At that moment, the turtle is caught by a hunter, who intended to catch the deer for his dinner. The three animals jump into action, the bird and deer acting as a distraction as the mouse bites the turtle free from the net that trapped him. All four of them escape together safely. The moral of the story is that sometimes it’s okay to need help from others.

- Program Note from University of Texas Wind Symphony concert program, 6 April 2018


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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • University of Texas (Austin) Wind Symphony (unconducted) – 6 April 2018 *Premiere Performance*


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

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