
for Viola and Orchestra

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for Viola and Orchestra


Kamala Sankaram

For Brian Thompson and Sheela
Performance Notes
Arrow indicates change gradually over time
Strings


Increase bow pressure
Decrease bow pressure
x notehead = Scratch tone (no pitch)
Diamond notehead = Stop the note as if you were playing a harmonic. For this gesture, I am not looking for specific harmonics but for a general quality of noise and unpredictability
S.P. = Sul Pont
Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb Bassoon
Horn in F Trumpet in Bb 2 Trombones
Timpani
Percussion
Glockenspiel, Bass Drum, Large Bowed Cymbal, Snare Drum
Strings
Duration: 10’
First printing, April 2024
Copyright ©2020 Kamala Sankaram. All Rights Reserved.
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