Dedicated to Neville Marriner with gratttude and appreciation
Libby Larsen
Symphony: Water Music I. Fresh Breeze II. Hot, Still III. Wafting IV.Gale
Commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra under the terms of the Meet the Composer/Orchestra Residencies Program
Duration: c. 21 minutes
Instrumentation Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in B-flat Bass Clarinet 3 Bassoons
4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in B-flat 3 Trombones Tuba
Timpani Percussion (3): Vibraphone, Marimba, Orchestra Bells, Crotales, Bell Tree, Triangle, Wind Chimes, Tam-Tam (large), Bass Drum, Tenor Drum, Bongos, Tom-Toms, Snare Drum, Temple Blocks, Tubular Bells, Sleigh Bells, Suspended Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal, Wind Machine (optional synthesized white or pink noise) Harp Piano / Celeste Strings
Full score and instrumental parts are available on rental from the performance department of ECS Publishing.
Š 1984 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company Inc. a division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts