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1998, r. 1999
fanfare for orchestra

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Duration:
06' 00"
Instrumentation:
1(pic)1(CA)22, 222bass tuba, harp, timp., perc., strings

Samples

audio/mpeg,468k Recording (468k) No description© Atoll CDs
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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:

Performance History

World Premiere for P: Other echoes; APO c. Braithwaite 04 Mar 1999 Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Braithwaite
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
30 Nov 2001 Performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young as part of the New Music New Zealand Festival in 2001
Kenneth Young
20 Sep 2009 Performed by Vector Wellington Orchestra, conducted by Marc Taddei at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington
Marc Taddei    Vector Wellington Orchestra