About a butterfly

#composities #aboutabutterfly

 

Chamber orchestra: 2 Flutes, 2 Horns, 4 Violin 1, 4 Violin 2, 3 Viola, 2 Cello, Double Bass (± 5 min)

 

Before I started composing I’ve watched documentary’s about butterfly’s and caterpillar’s, to look how they move, how they behave… And along the way I’ve learned a lot. A very interesting thing about the caterpillar is that he changes form four times, so the very obvious thing to do was to write a theme for the caterpillar and make some variations. After the last transformation he makes his cocoon and then the real magic happens. Because when the cocoon opens, a butterfly appears, gently spreading his wings, softly warming his wings and then when he’s ready, he fly’s away…