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Work


Sinfonietta

for string orchestra

Year:  1996   ·  Duration:  13m
Instrumentation:  sixteen string instruments

Year:  1996
Duration:  13m
Instrumentation  sixteen string instruments

Ross Harris
Composer

Composer:   Ross Harris

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Sample Score

Sample: Page 1

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About

The work starts with repeated unison 'D's, which are a complete red herring. It was in a programme with Mozart and I thought it would be quite fun to have the audience believe that they were going to hear a classical piece. This is soon subverted as chromaticism takes over and the music explodes into 16 solo lines. The form of Sinfonietta is unusual, in that it is loudest at the ends and empty in the middle. Out of the central calm is revealed the twelve tone melody that was the original inspiration for the piece. This gradually grows, taking the work back to its original intensity.


Commissioned note

Commissioned by and performed by the New Zealand Chamber Orchestra in 1996


Performance history

05 Feb 1997: Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young