The Hinz Waltz (2012)
Instrumentation: Concert Band
Duration: 4 minutes
Grade Level: 4
Duration: 4 minutes
Grade Level: 4
Program Note:
The Hinz Waltz was composed as a musical response to a photograph by my friend Jack Hinz. I was mesmerized by the way Hinz captured the photograph's subject, an orange marigold. The more I looked at this photograph, the clearer I could hear a bright and upbeat waltz dancing through my mind. As the dance developed, a sweet melody emerged to portray the easy sawing of the flower and the rustling of its pedals in a soft breeze. Listening closely, one can hear fragments, or petals, of this melodic idea are scattered throughout the work.
The Hinz Waltz was composed as a musical response to a photograph by my friend Jack Hinz. I was mesmerized by the way Hinz captured the photograph's subject, an orange marigold. The more I looked at this photograph, the clearer I could hear a bright and upbeat waltz dancing through my mind. As the dance developed, a sweet melody emerged to portray the easy sawing of the flower and the rustling of its pedals in a soft breeze. Listening closely, one can hear fragments, or petals, of this melodic idea are scattered throughout the work.