Simon Holt An icicle of moon (2014) for orchestra
CHESTER MUSIC 10.15 v2 10.15
Commissioned by Bamberger Symphoniker. First performance on 31st October 2014 at the Joseph-Keilberth-Saal, Bamberg, by the Bamberger Symphoniker conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens.
SCORING Piccolo Flute Oboe Cor anglais* 2 clarinets in B * 2 bassoons 2 horns in F* Trumpet in B * Flugelhorn in B *†Tenor trombone Bass trombone Timpani Strings
* Notated in C in the score †If no Flugelhorn available, mayonbea played on a B RTrumpet †The is part may alsothe bepart played B trumpet using harmon mute, stem removed
Duration c. 6½ minutes Study score on sale Order No. CH82929 Conductor’s score and orchestral parts on hire
COMPOSER’S NOTE The title An icicle of moon is a phrase from the great poem of Garcia Lorca, Romance SomnĂĄmbulo: ‘Un carĂĄmbano de luna la sostiene sobre el agua’ (An icicle of moon suspends her above the water). This piece is scored for a small, essentially classical orchestra.
S.H.
for Harry Birtwistle at 80
An icicle of moon
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Vivo q. = 60, e = 180 Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
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Cor Anglais
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Clarinets 1 in Bb 2
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Simon Holt (2014)
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Bassoons 2
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1 Horns 2
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Trumpet in Bb
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Flugelhorn
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Tenor Trombone
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Bass Trombone
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Timpani
Violin I
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Violin II
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Cello
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Double Bass
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CH82929
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D.B. 11th July 2014
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