When I was younger, I played Badminton with my dad every Saturday at our local leisure centre. No matter how intense the game got, the shuttlecock would fly so gracefully through the air. Each shot would be calculated to make the other player have to work in order to return it, but the shuttlecock would still float across the net without a care in the world. And after every game was won (the current score between me and my dad is around 52-52) the shuttlecock would still be able to take flight once more, to hopefully settle the score.

Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Timpani (32”, 29”, 26”, 23”)
Vibraphone doubling Cabasa
Violin 1 – Minimum of 4 desks required
Violin 2 – Minimum of 4 desks required
Viola 1,2,3
Violoncello 1,2
Double Bass
Harp
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Duration
3 minutes 30 seconds (The work can be looped if required).