general information

composition date
1990
duration
20 min
editor
Chester Music
Commission
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group avec des fonds du West Midlands Arts

type

Concertant music (4 or more soloists and ensemble/orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
4 percussionists

flute (also piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [DX7]), violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
October 19, 1990

Grande-Bretagne, Birmingham, Adrian Boult Hall

interpreters

le Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, direction : Elgar Howarth.

Part titles

  1. Xylophones. A fats toccata movement.
  2. Rattles. A slower movement. Players sometimes play faster or slower than the conducted tempo.
  3. Drums. More abrasive and unstable- tempo always speeding up, slowing down or abruptly changing.
  4. Toys. Whistles, ocarinas and spinning tops
  5. Claves. Percussion players set 4 different pulses, sometimes speeding up or slowing down. A fifth pulse is added by the conductor.
  6. Vibraphone. A gentle final featuring the natural ‘out of tune’ notes of the horns echoed in the synthesizer and the strings.

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