BBC Radio 3 commission for the BBC Proms. First performed 25 August 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall, London by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Oliver Knussen.
INSTRUMENTATION 3 Flutes (3rd doubling piccolo) 2 Oboes Cor anglais 2 Clarinets in Bb Bass clarinet 3 Bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon) 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C (3rd doubling piccolo trumpet in Bb) 2 Trombones Bass trombone Bass Tuba Percussion (3 players):
glockenspiel, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, whip, large bass drum, large suspended cymbal, large tam-tam, crotales (bowed and struck), tubular bells
Celesta Harp Strings
Duration: circa 5 minutes
Score is in C
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