Flor de mayo

for wind ensemble

by Amparo Edo Biol

Composition for a symphonic band inspired by the story of a Valencian family of fishermen as told by writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez in his book of the same name.

Commissioned by CulturArts Generalitat Valencia as a mandatory piece for the first category at the Wind Ensemble Competition in Valencia, 2016.

Year: 2016

Duration: 20 min.

Difficulty: 6

Instrumentation:
2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons
3 clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet
2 alto sax, 2 tenor sax, baritone sax
4 horns, 3 trumpets, flugelhorn, 3 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba
timpani, 5 percussionists, harp (opt.), violoncellos (opt.), double basses (opt.)