Instrumentation
2 fl(I=picc).2 cl(II=bcl) – tpt – per(2): glsp/t.bells/tgl/mar/2 tpl.bl/2 tambourine – harp – vc.db The following children’s toys are also used by the players: flute I = slide whistle trumpet = bird whistle + whirling tube harp = bird whistle double bass = slide whistle
Availability
Score and parts in preparation
Programme Notes
A short piece in eight movements. With each movement, I pruned the material so to include what I’d hoped was the smallest amount of information necessary to make each statement. Each movement is loosely based on sections of the opera l’Orfeo, by Claudio Monteverdi (marking 400 years since its first performance). A theatrical piece with children’s toys and dramatic page turning.
Cassandra Miller