Marilyn Bliss

Rima

Year: 1989

Composers: Marilyn Bliss

Description: Rima for piccolo and piano is based on a character from William Henry Hudson's 1904 novel Green Mansions. Set in the Amazon, Green Mansions features the character of a girl-creature of the forest who communicates in a bird-like language. In Rima the piccolo portrays the character during the course of a day, from the first stirrings of dawn, through the animation of midday, to the bittersweet quiet of dusk. "Rima" was commissioned and premiered by the Piccolo Committee of the National Flute Association. It is used as a standard competition piece by the NFA.

Performer: Nicola Mazzanti

Performer Role: piccoloist

Video URL: https://youtu.be/l4h4TA41C7k

Category: Concert Performances