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Spiral : for flexible instrumentation / Jennifer Fowler.
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Work Overview
Spiral was written for COMA South (the southern branch of Contemporary Music for Amateurs, UK) with funds provided by Southern Arts.
It is scored for flexible ensemble and designed to be suitable for players of differing abilities. It's demands are not simple however and it presents plenty of challenges for the players.
It is divided into 6 sections: 4 Episodes which are fully notated, and 2 improvisatory sections, which can use unconventional percussion instruments and voices alongside the conventional instruments.
Work Details
Year: 2002
Instrumentation: Minimum requirements: 2 high instruments, 2 medium instruments, 2 low instruments. Optional keyboards, percussion and double bass.
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Written for ad hoc community groups. Also suitable for students, schools, etc. Suitable for players of differing abilities.
Commission note: Commissioned by CoMA South.. Commissioned by COMA South (the southern branch of Contemporary Music for Amateurs, UK), with funds provided by Southern Arts.
First performance: by CoMA South, Rita Leighton — 10 Mar 02. Tudor Merchant's Hall, Southampton, UK
Flexible instrumentation: performance parts have been adapted for lots of different transpositions and clefs to cover the possible inclusion of different instruments, but the minimum requirements are those specified. The instrumentation is intended to be flexible.
Performances of this work
10 Mar 02: Tudor Merchant's Hall, Southampton, UK. Featuring CoMA South, Rita Leighton.
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