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- for large orchestra
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- Duration:
- 03' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- 2222 (contrabsn); 423(bass trom) 1; timpani; perc. (bass drum, sus. cymbal, tam-tam. glockenspiel); strings
- Contents:
- Single movement
Samples
 | Score (480k) | Pages 1-8 | © Nigel Keay |
Availability
- This work has 2 scores, 2 Media on Demand and 4 recordings
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Programme Note
Fanfare for Orchestra was commissioned as part of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s Composer-in-Residence programme to open a special concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. This short work for large orchestra follows an A-B-A structure with the archetypal brass fanfare is framed by the “bustling crowd” analogy of the other orchestral sections with much jazz-like syncopation.
- Commissioned:
- Commissioned by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for a concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII.
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Influences:
Performance History
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22 Jun 1995 |
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted Edvard Tchivzhel at a Main Series Concert at the Aotea Centre, Auckland |
| Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra |