Besom’s Flight
Instrumentation: bassoon alone
Duration: 3 min.
Year: 2020
Program Note:
“By the flicking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes…”
Besom’s Flight is a musical representation of the magical spell induced by witches to fly upon their brooms during a full moon. It explores the otherworldly experience of being overtaken by magic and carried along through the heights and depths of the air on a haunted night by maximizing the expansive sound capabilities of the bassoon.
this piece was composed in 24 hours for UNT CEMI’s 24/24 collaboration in 2020
Jonathan Snead 