FLIGHTLESS BIRD
(2021, arr. 2022)
PUBLISHER: T.U.X. PEOPLE’S MUSIC, LLC | ca. 5 minutes | GRADE 4/MEDIUM ADVANCED
XIAOKANG DENG/ARR. JOSH TRENTADUE | © 2022 T.U.X. PEOPLE’S MUSIC, LLC
arranged with permission by the composer
INSTRUMENTATION
WOODWINDS: Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bb Bass Clarinet, Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon
BRASS: 2 Bb Trumpets, 4 Horns, 2 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba
STRINGS: Double Bass, Harp (optional)
KEYBOARDS: Piano
PERCUSSION: Timpani, 6 Percussion (one player per part)
PERCUSSION LIST
Marimba, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Crotales, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam
SCORE FOLLOWER
ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT
Everyday I wake up
I feel like a bird
a bird that can’t fly
I stare at others flying high above the sky
Eagles, Owls, Flamingos
showing off their flamboyant feathers
I go back to bed
Dreaming
Soaring between the valleys
But when my dream is over
I suddenly realize
Weren’t all birds born flightless?
-notes by Xiaokang Deng
—please credit Xiaokang Deng when reproducing these notes in excerpts or in full