Dakota Summer
Scenes from the Prairie
Flute Quartet - Sheet Music

Chamber Music flute quartet

SKU: PR.FH0503

Scenes from the Prairie. Composed by Jonathan Campbell. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 12+4+4+4+4 pages. Duration 9 minutes. Falls House Press #FH0503. Published by Falls House Press (PR.FH0503).

ISBN 9781491112335. UPC: 680160669844.

DAKOTA SUMMER is a gem of Americana, charmingly portraying the landscape of a Midwestern summer afternoon. The 9-minute work for mixed flute quartet evokes moods, feelings, and imagery of a hot summer day, as well as the musical depictions of a Sunday prayer, a barn dance, and a silent cemetery. DAKOTA SUMMER is scored for 4 C Flutes, with the 1st doubling Piccolo, 3rd doubling Alto, and 4th doubling Bass.
DAKOTA SUMMER is a program work that portrays the landscape of a summer afternoon in the Midwest. I attempted to create musical poetry that would evoke not only the moods and feelings of a hot summer day, but also visual imagery. Summer haze, insects, clouds, birds, tractors, waving fields of crops, Sunday prayer, a barn dance, and a silent cemetery are all portrayed.1. Summer Sky: Clouds hang in the bright, blue sky. The horizon stretches in endless prairie. A flock of birds erupt from the grass, insects swirl in the sunlight. The calm returns, the heat intensifies.2. Fields: Farmers busy themselves with machinery. The sun shines on crops waving in the breeze.3. Country Church: An old church stands in the prairie. A bell calls the people the worship, and they sing a Swedish hymn.4. Dakota Dance: A single dancer is joined, one by one, gradually breaking into a kaleidoscope of movement.5. Cemetery and Sky: Behind the church lies an old cemetery. The headstones bask silently in the sun. Our attention returns to the vast sky, filling the prairie with quiet light.