Etude No. 2 for orchestra (2008)
7 minutes
Instrumentation
2222 / 2210 / timp / 2 perc / hp / strings
2 Flutes (2nd also Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B♭ (2nd also Bass Clarinet in B♭), 2 Bassoons
2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, 1 Trombone
1 Timpani player (also Bass Drum)
2 Percussion players: Glockenspiel, Marimba, Vibraphone, 1 Crotale (F♯7), Tambourine, String Drum, Triangle (very high), Sand Paper blocks, Tam-tam
1 Harp
Strings (minimum: 8.6.4.4.2)
Recording
Commission
commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
First performance
November 16, 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
CBC Radio Orchestra
Alain Trudel, 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