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FIVE SYMPHONIC DANCES
A piece for large orchestra
Video programme notes
I - Setting out
II - Caliban and Ariel
III - Reach for the moon
IV - Keck
V- The river runs to the sea
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Structure
I - Setting out
II - Caliban and Ariel
III - Reach for the moon
IV - Keck
V - The river runs to the sea
Total performance time: c.48 minutes
Orchestration
2 Flutes + Piccolo
2 Oboes + Cor Anglais
2 Clarinets in B flat (doubling A) + Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone (doubling Soprano Saxophone)
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone (doubling Alto Saxophone)
2 Bassoons + Contrabassoon (doubling 3rd Bassoon)
4 Horns in F
3 Trumpets in B flat
2 Tenor Trombones + Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timps
Percussion (5 players) : Lion's Roar, Egg Shaker, Hi-hat, 3 Suspended Cymbals (including a ride cymbal), Clash Cymbals, Tambourine, Mark Tree, Castanets, Wind Gong (20"), Tam-tam, 3 tom-toms (high, mid and low), Large Bass Drum, Crotales, Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone
Celesta
Harp
Strings
The score is notated in C
Edward Longstaff | Composer