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Composer: Alan Taylor
Title: Chamber Symphony 5
Instrumentation: Chamber Orchestra of fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, tpt, tmb, strings, harp, marimba and percussion (1 player)
Duration: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate

Recording:
Premiere by Trinity College of Music Contemporary Music Group

Programme note:

I wrote my first Chamber Symphony by accident - a short orchestral piece seemed to require more to be said, then more, and more, till there were four movements. While trying to make a 'symphonic' statement in modern musical language may seem perverse, I feel I have found ways of creating short dramas of sections which carry a musical and dramatic argument through the piece. This Chamber Symphony has three movements, played without a break.

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