Eric Nathan
Wing Over Wing
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation: Flute and soprano
Wing Over Wing, Eric Nathan (2009) 12'
for flute and soprano or violin and soprano
“Wing Over Wing” is a song cycle focused on a central theme of flight. The work reflects on different associations of the word, alluding not only to the physical movement of flying but also to flight as a journey through time.
“Wing Over Wing” is also a memorial piece, written for two family members nearing the end of their lives during the composition of the piece. The title refers to the imagery in the Whitman poem, the two eagles tumbling wing over wing to the water below, and also the last line of my poem which concludes the fourth movement of the song cycle - "Sleep and sing, sleep and sing – Sleep, sing, fly, sleep, sing, fly and soar!" - an image of rising wing over wing to the sky.
The original version of “Wing Over Wing” (for violin and soprano) was commissioned by the Society of Composers Inc. and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
Texts include:
“The Dalliance of the Eagles” by Walt Whitman
“Shuddering Leaves Silent” by Eric Nathan
“Eyes Tight, Tales Tucked” by Eric Nathan
Movements:
I. Lullaby
II. The Dalliance of the Eagles
III. Shuddering leaves silent
IV. Eyes tight, tales tucked
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About the Work
Duration: 12'
Movements:
I. Lullaby
II. The Dalliance of the Eagles
III. Shuddering leaves silent
IV. Eyes tight, tales tucked
Instrumentation: Flute and soprano
Commissioned by: Version with violin was commissioned by the Society of Composers, Inc and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Dedicated to Amanda Kohl and Joseph Lin, and to Paul Nathan in loving memory.
Version with flute composed for Alice Jones
ISMN: 979-0-094-00810-5
Pages: 24
