Cyclus

for orchestra (2007)
8 minutes

Instrumentation

3*222 / 4231 / timp / 2 perc / strings

Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B♭, 2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, 2 Tenor Trombones, 1 Bass Trombone, 1 Tuba
1 Timpani player
2 Percussion players: China Cymbal, Bell-tree, Glockenspiel, Bass Drum, Marimba, Tam-tam, Crotales, Sandpaper Blocks, Tubular Bells, Güiro, Mark-tree, String Drum
Strings (Double Basses: most, if not all, must have low extension)

Description

This works requires simple spatialisation. The brass are divided in three groups: One on the left, one in the middle and one on the right side of the hall.

Recording

Dedication

Alain Trudel and Jean-François Rivest

First performance

September 26, 2007
Laval, Québec, Canada
Salle André-Mathieu
Orchestre symphonique de Laval
Alain Trudel, conductor

Pairing suggestions

Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Symphonies

Access

Available for hire.
Contact Nicolas Farmer: nicolas.farmer(a)samymoussa.com