Dance of the Sprite

Dance of the Sprite by Keiron Anderson
For Flute Choir
Published by Forton Music
Includes score and parts

Instrumentation:
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Flute 3
Flute 4 or Alto Flute 1
Alto Flute 2
Bass Flute
Contrabass Flute

Dance of the Sprite is a gentle but Scherzo-like work for flute choir. The music is written in a lilting 6/8, with 3/4 rhythms punctuating the mischievous yet dream-like quality of the harmonic structure. Depicting the antics of the sprite Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream, the work eases from key to key using modality to darken the tonality throughout the piece leading to a gentle, unexpected final phrase.