Partitions pour formations orchestrales

This volume presents new editions of Facade Entertainment, and Facade 2, and four hitherto unpublished numbers all in new, clear engraving. A detailed preface explains the fascinating history of the w...

KamOrch (1981/82) 8'

Piccolo, clarinet in Eb, 2 trumpets in C, trombone, tuba, - piano, 2 violins, double bass

One of the most exciting composers of his generation, Jonathan Cole was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize in 1999. Throughout history Ouroboros, the image of a serpent biting i...

... Benjamin revealed an incredible sense of timbre and a precise technique of instrumentation which is unrivalled among his fellow composers. His precedence in both spheres was highlighted most vivid...

... fresh as paint in its firing of a melodic line that just goes on in a kind of angular strain, shuttled from one instrumental colouring to another. Paul Griffiths, The Times, 12 February 1991 Instr...

... a stunning palette of orchestral colour which transforms the 16th-century material without abusing its essential character. Michael John White, The Independent, 1 April 1988 Instrumentation: 2(I=p...

... a model of concision and concentration. San Francisco Examiner (Timothy Pfaff), September 1996, Instrumentation: 2(I=picc.II=picc+afl).1(=ca).2(I=Bb+A.II=Bb+bcl).bcl(=cbcl).1(=cbsn) - 2.1(=flhn+pt...

Instrumentation: 1(=picc).1(=ca).1.1 - 1000 - perc(1): 6 crot/3 timp/3 tuned gong/2 conga/tamb/shaker/tam-t - harp - strings

Instrumentation: 2(II=picc).2(II=ca).2.2 – 2210 – perc(1): tamb/susp.cym/ch.cym/tam-t/BD – harp – strings

Parts are also available to hire from Faber Music, please contact [email protected] . Instrumentation: 2222 - 2000 - strings

The title of this bracing 10-minute work for trumpet, horn, timpani and strings was inspired by the fact that 'esperance' is not only a reassuring Old English sentiment of hope but also the na...

From the composer of Song of the Shadows, Harvest of Sorrows and The Weeping Tree comes a brilliant new innovative cantata for Holy Week, The Lenten Sketches. The work is a series of tableaus illustr...