Formazioni

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Instrumental work

Formazioni

Year of composition:

1985 - 1987

Year composition ended:

1987

Scored for:

orchestra

Commissioned by:

Concertgebouw Orkest

Duration:

20'

Annotations:

Instrumentation: 4 3 5 3 – 6 4 4 2 – 3 perc, 2 hp, cel, alto sax, t.sax, str (12 12 12 10 8)
Instrumentation details: group A1: 1st flute; 2nd flute; oboe; cor anglais; tenor saxophone in Bb; bassoon;
group A2: 1st flute; 2nd flute; oboe; alto saxophone in Eb; bassoon;
group B1: 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; bass tuba;
group B2: 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; bass tuba;
group C: clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; contrabassoon;
group D: violin I(12); violin II(12); viola(12); violoncello(10); contrabass(8);
group E: 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; 1st harp; 2nd harp; celesta

First performance:

15/01/1987, Amsterdam. Concertgebouw Orkest, Riccardo Chailly

Publisher:

Universal Edition

Edition number:

31516