Rob Goorhuis
The Land Of The Cornflower
Rukkilillemaa
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Rob Goorhuis
The Land Of The Cornflower
Rukkilillemaa
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Rob Goorhuis
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- Edition Score
- Publisher Gobelin
- Order no. GOB001210-140
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Description:
Since 1968, the blue cornflower has been the national flower of Estonia. During the Soviet rule, this flower also served as a symbol of the resistance. For this reason, composer Rob Goorhuis gave this work-which is based on Estonian folk melodies-the title The Land of the Cornflower. Estonia has a rich folk dance tradition. The dance melodies are often related to the folk music of surrounding countries or even further away, for example the padespaan, a corruption of the term Pas d'Espagne (Spanish dance). In The Land of the Cornflower , Rob Goorhuis gives us an impression of Estonia, and then brings the folk melodies Kohaanu¹ka, Minoorne labajalg and Padespaan into the limelight. The work was commissioned by the Vabariiklik Orkestrijuhtide Puhkpilliorkester (conductor Bert Langeler)'