Thea Musgrave: Wood, Metal And Skin

Beskrivning

A concerto for Percussion and Orchestra.

Full Score.

Commissioned by the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland.

First performance:
Tuesday 4 January 2005, Usher Hall, Edinburgh by Colin Currie (solo percussion)
and The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland conducted by Garry Walker

Instrumentation

• Solo percussion:
• Marimba, metal wind chimes [mark tree], Chinese Bell tree, Vibraphone, Tubular bells, 4 conga drums, 4 tom toms, 4 bongos
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• 2 Flutes
• 2 Oboes
• 2 Clarinets in Bb
• 2 Bassoons
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• 4 Horns in F
• 3 Trumpets in C
• Trombones
• Tuba
Percussion (4 Players):


• PERC A 1o: Tubular bells, cymbal [medium], wood blocks, crotales
• PERC A 2o: Metal wind chimes [mark tree], Side drum, temple blocks, Tam-tam
• PERC B 1o: xylophone, glockenspiel, side drum, cymbal [high], tomtoms
• PERC B 2o: Chinese bell tree, Bass drum, maracas, triangle, sleigh bells

Strings


Duration: circa 17 min.

Innehåll
Wood, Metal And Skin
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