Etude No. 3 for large orchestra (2009)
3 minutes
Instrumentation
4344 / 4431 / timp / 4 perc / hp / piano (also celesta) / strings
3 Flutes, 1 Piccolo, 2 Oboes, 1 English Horn, 1 Clarinet in E♭, 3 Clarinets in B♭ (3rd also Bass Clarinet in B♭), 3 Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, 1 Trumpet in B♭, 2 Tenor Trombones, 1 Bass Trombone, 1 Tuba
1 Timpani player
3 or 4 Percussion players: Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, 2 Bongos, 5 Gongs, Suspended China Cymbal, Tubular Bells, Bass Drum, Crotales, Xylophone, Triangle, Bell-tree, Pair of Cymbals
1 Piano (also Celesta)
1 Harp
Strings
Recording
Dedication
Kent Nagano
Commission
commissioned by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
First performance
May 26, 2009
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Salle Wilfried-Pelletier
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano, conductor
Pairing suggestions
Gustav Holst: The Planets
Claude Debussy: Nocturnes
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
György Ligeti: Atmosphères
Toru Takemitsu: Star-Isle
Mauricio Kagel: 3 Études for orchestra
Igor Stravinsky: 4 Etudes for orchestra
Access
Available for hire.
Contact Nicolas Farmer: nicolas.farmer(a)samymoussa.com