Variations on “Springfield Mountain” for flute and piano (1992)
5 min
“On Springfield Mountain there did dwell / A lovely youth, I knew him well-eye-ell.”
These lively variations, based on one of America’s oldest folk songs, retell the story of the young couple who die of snake poison; an ironic twist is given to the ending.
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Score & parts