Duration
13'
Publisher
Instrumentation Notes
orchestra
Program Notes
[The revised Peters Edition score of 2007 replaces all previous editions.]
Instrumentation: 3 Flutes, Alto Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon / 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, 2 Tubas / Percussion (6 Players): Timpani, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba, Tubular Chimes / 2 Harps, Celesta, Piano / Strings: Violin 1 (16), Violin 2 (14), Viola (10), Violoncello (8), Double Bass (6).
More Information
Commissioned by the Denver Symphony Orchestra in fulfillment of a Koussevitsky Foundation Commission: 1976 Season.
Audio Samples
Cross Sections and Color Fields
Selected Performances
February 1, 2008 • Frankfurt
hr-Sinfonieorchester; Kluttig, Roland
February 1, 2008 • Frankfurt, Germany
Ensemble: Radio Sinfonie OrchesterConductor: Roland Kluttig
June 20, 2000 • San Francisco, USA
Ensemble: New World Symphony OrchestraConductor: Michael Tilson Thomas
March 31, 2000 • Miami
Ensemble: New World Symphony OrchestraConductor: Michael Tilson-Thomas
October 25, 1984 • Avery Fisher Hall
Ensemble: New York PhilharmonicConductor: Myung-Whun ChungNew York Premiere
September 22, 1984 • Strasbourg, France
Ensemble: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester SaarbrueckenConductor: Myung-Whun Chung
September 16, 1984 • Saarbruecken, Germany
Ensemble: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester SaarbrueckenConductor: Myung-whun Chung
May 29, 1981 • Saarbruecken, Germany
Ensemble: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester SaarbrueckenConductor: Hans Zender
March 22, 1976 • Paris, France
Ensemble: Radio France
February 1, 1975 • Saarbruecken
Ensemble: Saarbruecken RundfunkConductor: Hans Zender
January 26, 1975 • Denver, Colorado
Ensemble: Denver Symphony OrchestraConductor: Brian PriestmanWorld Premiere
