The Butterfly Princess Score

I used the Chinese modal pentatonic system to write this piece to convey a distinctly “Asian” flavor in The Butterfly Princess. You can hear a single butterfly in the beginning of the piece, but it eventually flies into a field of flowers and is joined by clouds of butterflies. The butterfly flies off on its own again and finally settles down on a flower. The Butterfly Princess can be played as a stand-alone piece or as part 2 of 3 from “The Insect Kingdom Suite.”

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Mp3 Recording: Performed by Andy Mitchell on a guitar by Gregory Byers. Recorded by Antonino d’Urzo, Opusrite TM Audio Productions, 1999