Four Haiku [score + separate parts].

These four pieces for children's choir and orchestra are dedicated to the cycle of the seasons. Veronica Meteora's texts are in the form of Haiku: short poetic compositions, untitled, composed of seventeen syllables divided into three lines (5-7-5), which flourished in ancient Japan and are still widespread today. The vocal parts often make use of the technique of the canon, a form particularly suited to quickly facilitate the transition from monodic singing to the polyphonic experience. The instrumental parts recall and develop some themes already present in the Five Easy Compositions; the piano part can be performed with two pianos (or four hands) by two young players or used by the maestro to conduct from the keyboard instrument. It is also possible to purchase the individual pieces: - Rain of flowers (Spring);- Burning sun (Summer);- Cracked chestnuts (Autumn);- Snow on the roofs (Winter).