Whippoorwill

Whippoorwill (Cokpelvpelv) for Piccolo (or Flute) and Piano by Grace Wiley Smith

Published by Falls House Press

Piano score and piccolo part

Dedicated to Feodora Steward, piccoloist emeritus Oklahoma City Philharmonic, longtime friend and teacher.

Solos for piccolo with the Native American influence are rare to non-existent. This is what prompted Grace Wiley Smith to write this piece for the instrument. “Cokpelvpelv”, the Muscogee Creek word for Whippoorwill, denotes Native American flute style with a beautiful melody and brilliant bird-like sounds.