Phalanx Break
for piccolo and piano
Piccolo and piano 6′30″
Commissioned by Passacaglia Chamber Music Collective
This piece is based on a melody allegedly from King Qin’s Breaking through the Enemy’s Phalanx (622) that was catalogued in Sango-youroku (~1192) for pipa. It is written for a Nagahara Mini, a miniature flute.