Composer
[ London, UK ]
Large ensemble/choir (8) Chamber - Wind (11) Chamber - Other (16) Songs (6)
London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra
Written in 2008
Chamber Symphony No. 5
Chamber Orchestra
8 minutes
Difficulty level: Moderate/Student
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.
Instrumentation: 1111 1110 percussion, vibraphone, piano, strings There is another version using harp and marimba instead of vibraphone and piano.
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