Lesser celandines

Lesser celandines is a longer composition written in the style of my previous Winter aconites. The instrument parts move flexibly within the musical space created by the tape part. The piano here is something of a soloist; the piece is like a tiny, quiet concerto.

Lesser celandines are flowers that bloom in early spring. Growing from bulbs, they like ground that is very wet. Near to where I live there is a stream whose banks are covered with these flowers; I visit them every year. They appear as shiny yellow stars against the dark green carpet of their leaves.

This piece is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Francis and Marion Josephine White. The tape was made at the Winham Laboratory of Princeton University.