By:

• Michael Norris

Duration:

09' 00"

Instrumentation:

picc2fl 2ob cor anglais 2 clar bass clar 2bassoons;44 2 tenor trom, bass trom, tuba; 5 timpani; 3 percussionists (3 sus cym, bass drum, tam-tam, 3 chinese gongs, 5 tom-toms, glock, crotales, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba); harp, piano; strings

Contents:

one movement

Samples

Score (148k)

Pages 1-4

© Michael Norris

Availability

• This work has 2 scores

Programme Note

A meditative work which erupts into thick complex textures as it develops. This piece was a finalist in the Music 2000 Prize and was toured by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Difficulty:

Advanced

Awards

• Douglas Lilburn Prize (2000)
  

  Nightdances , for orchestra was a finalist in the Douglas Lilburn Prize 2000 (then called Music 2000 Prize)