The Day the Music Died

I enjoy the way people write about music, so I saved this introduction, written by the composer, from a recent concert:

Welcome to the world premier of MOTHRA, a mixture of various elements of ancient rubbish. I was inspired to write the MOTHRA symphony by tales of the ancient creature, a moth the size of an aircraft carrier, that date back to some time ago in post-Zoroastrian Asia. The MOTHRA belief system, of course, continues to develop in areas that range as far as Sierra Madre and Sweden.

Mothraism, in its long and varied history, influenced the traditions of Buddhism, Shintoism, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, where Mothra is represented as "a great speckled bird." With her 20,000 eyes, seven noses and one ear, the giant moth was considered an all-seeing god who smelled a lot but didn't hear what you said under your breath.

The MOTHRA symphony was composed as one continuous movement in three sections. The first begins quite slowly with a solo flute. The second is slower, a restful interval featuring an Alpine horn, while the final section is the slow part, consisting of three notes played on a harp at 12 minute intervals. The harp was inspired by traditional uses of Irish drums.

Enjoy.