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Performance by Sydney Brass from the CD Sydney Brass plays Stanhope. |
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Australian Fantasia / David Stanhope & His Orchestra.
Library shelf no. CD 2922 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Joyful fanfare-like work, originally for orchestra at Sydney Olympics
Work Details
Year: 2000
Instrumentation: 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, clarinet in E flat, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns in F, 4 trumpets in C, 4 trombones, tuba, piano, timpani, percussion (5 players), strings.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Virtuosic for all players
Commission note: Commissioned by the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, Sydney 2000
First performance: by Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope — 15 Sep 00. Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games
Performances of this work
Nov 00: University of Missouri-Columbia Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dale Conis, at University of Missouri, USA
15 Sep 00: Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. Featuring Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope.
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