By:

• Eve de Castro-Robinson

Duration:

06' 00"

Instrumentation:

1(pic)1(CA)22, 222bass tuba, harp, timp., perc., strings

Samples

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Availability

• This work has 2 scores, 7 recordings and 2 resources

Programme Note

Several of the melodic ideas in Other Echoes are based on New Zealand birdcalls: the first violin is the now extinct huia, the cor anglais is the endangered kokako (also the bassoons and clarinets). Piccolo, trumpet and horns also play native birdcalls The composer believes these specific calls lend themselves particularly well to instrumental or vocal imitation, and has done a similar thing in several works over the years including the Chaos of Delight series.

Commissioned:

Commissioned by Auckland Philharmonia as part of their Millennium Fanfare Series.

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences

• Birds - NZ

Performance History

	04 Mar 1999	Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Braithwaite
		Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra