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Earth ismycontributiontothe“Elements”project,asuite involvingve composerswhichwascommissionedbyJoshua BellandpremieredinAugust2023. Thepiecebeginsonsolid ground,witharepeatingfour-noteostinatooverwhich thesolo violinandtheorchestralviolinstrade lyricalphrases.This openingidea wasdrawnfrommy ViolinConcerto (2006) but takesadifferentjourney here, eventually "takingight" fora brief period.Beyondthe fundamentalsense of stability andendurance theelement earth suggestedtome, Ihope the music also conveys amorespiritualreverenceforthe planet Earthitself.
2Flutes
2Oboes
2ClarinetsinBb
2Bassoons
4HornsinF
3TrumpetsinC
2Trombones
BassTrombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion(1player): Vibraphone(orMarimba)
Triangle
Harp
SoloViolin
Strings
TransposedScore
Duration:c.10mins
CommissionedbyJoshuaBell
ThecommissionofTheElementshasbeengenerouslysponsoredbyDavidandJudithAnderson, AntoniaGordon,KennethandSusanGreathouse,JosephandBetteHirsch, CarolKaganov,andElizabethandJustusSchlichting.