The Butterfly Lovers for erhu (ad lib. violin) and wind band Hardy MERTENS ‘Based upon musical hemes from Sanna Severins, inspired by he Chinese Legent of the Buiterfy Lovers, subsequently adapted and interpreted, Commissioned by the Singapore Mus'at Wind OrchestraINSTRUMENTATION The Butterfly Lovers for er (at is, vin) ‘nd win band Ix ull Score Ix 18C Trombone ie Fie x 264 Trombone 1x. 20¢rtwe 1x 34.C Trombone Ix 3Ptute 1x #%C Trombone x Fae te 4B Tomione sith x Tote te 2B Tromtene 918 1a 24d te 34 Bs Tombone 97 x Bassoon fe aM pb Trombone = 8 1x 294Baaoon 2x Bitapteniun $9 sx 1B Clringt 1x C Epona Sx. 2B Clarinet 2 Bas 9S Sx Clit te Ben xb Ix Bass Carine 1x Cass eA Saxophone he hw 1x 284A Saxophone 1 Sting Bass 1x1 Tenor Saxophone Timpani 1. 28¢Tenor Saxophone 1 Amplifid arp 1 Baritone Saxophone x Males 1 2x 1 Be Tranpe 1x Malls? 2x 2m! B Trumpet x 2x 361 Bh Trumpet & 2x 4h BS Trumpet Ix 11 Hom F/B x 28¢Hom B85 & Ix 3H FB he aH Ft Last row set up percussion I mallets percussion 3 2 mallets percussion 2 3 mallets percussion I 4 amplified harp timpani‘The butterty represents transformation. In ancient Greek the word for buttery is "Psyche", which transiates to 'sout”. The butterflyis a symbol for the immoral soul and the thre phases which the human soul goes through: Life, death and resurrection