Space Sciences
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Duration
43:45
Movements
I. Sunset
II. Insomniac Sky
III. Delights Refracted and Reflected
IV. Hubble Space Telescope Views
Program Note
"Astronomy takes us far beyond ourselves.
We stand in awe, and tightly hold each other's hands."
--Matthew H. Fields
Instrumentation
- piccolo
- 2 flutes
- 2 oboes
- English horn
- 2 clarinets
- bass clarinet
- 2 bassoons
- contrabassoon
- 4 horns
- 3 trumpets
- 2 trombones
- bass trombone
- tuba
- timpani
- 3 percussionists
- Player 1
- crotales
- 3 tomtoms
- triangle
- bell tree
- tamtam
- Player 2
- vibraphone
- xylophone
- tubular bells
- Player 3
- crash cymbals
- suspended cymbal
- snare drum
- pitched almglocken
- harp
- large string ensemble (e.g. 15/14/12/10/6)
Year of Composition
2010. Incorporates material completed in 2004 and 2007.
Score
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