Nocturne

for orchestra (2014)
12 minutes

Instrumentation

3222 / 4331 / timp / 2 perc / hp / optional piano (also celesta) / strings or
3333 / 4331 / timp / 2 perc / hp / piano (also celesta) / strings

Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes (2nd optional), 1 Cor anglais, 2 Clarinets in A (2nd optional), 1 Bass Clarinet in B♭, 1 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C (1 also Piccolo Trumpet in B♭), 3 Trombones, 1Tuba
Timpani player
2 Percussion players: Glockenspiel, Bass Drum (shared with Perc 2), small Suspended Cymbal (shared with Perc 2), Tam-tam (very large), Bass Drum (shared with Perc 1), 3 Triangles (medium, high, very high), Chinese Cymbal, very large Suspended Cymbal, small Suspended Cymbal (shared with Perc 1)
Harp
optional Piano (also optional Celesta)
Strings (Double Basses: most, if not all, must have low extension)

Recording

Dedication

José Evangelista

Commission

Commissioned by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

First performance

February 17, 2015
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Maison symphonique
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano, conductor

Pairing suggestions

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie

Access

Available for hire.
Contact Durand-Salabert-Eschig