Instrumentation
2(I=picc).2.2(II=bcl).2 - 4.3.2.btrbn.1 - timp - perc(3): xyl/timp/t.bells/SD/mar/BD/floor tom - strings It is the composer's preference that the piece be performed with the provided click track sent to various players in the orchestra, though this is at the discretion of the conductor.
Availability
Score and parts for hire.
A click track for the trumpets, trombones, tuba, percussion and conductor is also available for hire. It is the composer's preference that the piece be performed with click track but the use of the click track is at the conductor's discretion.
Programme Notes
Nautlius was written as sort of call to arms (for myself!) and was one of the first tracks I wrote when i started to work in electronics alongside my acoustic or orchestral writing. This shift was my way to reclaim some power over my writing, making albums where I would be in complete control. Its a lovely full circle for this piece to now be rearranged back to an orchestral form.
I came up with the rising line whilst stomping along a beach in Scotland and experimenting with placing my steps across different parts of the material to create the shift in feel you hear roughly two thirds in.
© Anna Meredith