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CONTEMPORARY SYMPHONIC MUSIC

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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

CONTEMPORARY SYMPHONIC MUSIC

Program Notes:

"First-Fruits" marks my inaugural composition for a full orchestra, hence its name. The piece emphasizes frequent transformations in orchestral textures and a continuous alteration of colors.

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Score of First Fruits for symphony orchestra

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