Wish Sonatine

Title

Wish Sonatine

Description

Dedication: To my friends Elizabeth Crone and Richard Masters

Commissioned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, with support from Elizabeth Crone and Dr. Richard Masters with The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Diversity Grant.

Valerie Coleman’s first work for flute and piano, Wish, was inspired by a poem of the same name. Wish is a dramatic tone poem for flutist and pianist alike, depicting the “Middle Passage” in which Africans were trafficked across the Atlantic by tall ship to be sold into slavery. Coleman’s 12-minute Sonatine serves as a powerful recital work, expressive and with thrilling impact. For advanced performers.

Creator

Coleman, Valerie

Publisher

Theodore Presser Company

Format

10-20 minutes

Coverage

2000-

Instrumentation

flute / flûte
piano

Ensemble Type

duo

Citation

Coleman, Valerie, “Wish Sonatine,” Music EnLivened, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/314.

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