The Moon and the Stars (Wingfield)
Movements
i The Moon, ii The Morning Star, iii The Evening Star, iv The Pole Star
Notes
Paul Wingfield’s most recent composition, ‘The Moon and the Stars’, is dedicated to the Fira Duo. It is a piece based on Alfons Mucha’s series of four paintings with the same title and is written for flute, violin and piano. In light of Paul’s specialism in early twentieth-century music, the piece presents a modern take on the Neoclassical style, highlighting Mucha’s integral influence on the contemporary art and culture in Paris between the wars; particularly Art Nouveau and his relationship with composers of the time, such as Stravinsky and Martinu.
