nocturne in black and gold

Composed February - October, 2011

Duration: 5'
Instrumentation: 2(Picc.) 2(E.H.) 2 2 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Str.

A brief, orchestral reflection on the painting "Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket" by American painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903).