The Bones of Mr. Fortune (Flute and Piano)

Name: The Bones of Mr. Fortune (Flute and Piano)
SKU: LZMS745983197
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SKU: LZMS745983197 Category: Flute and Piano

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The Bones of Mr. Fortune by Adolphus Hailstork (Flute and Piano), published by Theodore Presser Company

THE BONES OF MR. FORTUNE (FREE AT LAST!) is an 11-minute concerto-like work for solo flute accompanied by symphonic winds and percussion perfect to play with band or with orchestra, as well as with the composers own piano reduction. The work features lengthy cadenzas, and exhilarating dance-like sections with the ensemble. Hailstork describes the historical inspiration: Abused in life and death, an enslaved man (Mr. Fortune) was owned by a surgeon who preserved his skeleton to study anatomy. The bones remained with the doctors family for generations, and were given a proper burial making national news in 2013, 215 years after Mr. Fortunes death.