SYMPHONIC MUSIC, SYMPHONIC PRELUDE

FIRST-FRUITS - A SYMPHONIC PRELUDE

for symphony orchestra

Duration:

12 minutes
 

Instrumentation:   

3 flutes (3rd doubles piccolo); 3 oboes (3rd doubles English horn); 3 clarinets (3rd doubles bass clarinet); 3 bassoons (3rd doubles contrabassoon); 4 horns; 3 trumpets, 3 trombones; tuba; harp; piano / celeste; timpani; percussion (3) and strings

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Year Composed:  

1997

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Premiere Performance:

8 December 1999
Boston, MA, USA
New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hoenich, conductor

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Program Notes:

First-Fruits is my first composition for full orchestra, hence its name.The work focuses on the frequent transformation of orchestral textures as well as on constant alteration of colors. 

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