Sheet Music: Score
The compass : for large orchestra with solo flute and didgeridoo / by Liza Lim.
by Liza Lim and William Barton (2006)
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- Instrumentation: Solo flute (doubling piccolo and bass flute), solo didjeridu, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, clarinet in A, bass clarinet in B flat, contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in B flat (1st doubling piccolo trumpet), 2 trombones, bass trombone, bass tuba, percussion (2 players), piano, strings.
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Audio Sample
Performance by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, William Barton, Carin Levine, Christoph Poppen from the CD Orchestral works
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Product details
Published by: Australian Music Centre (under licence from Ricordi London) — 1 score (78p. -- A3 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
Duration: 22 mins
Dedicated to Gianluigi Gelmetti
Commissioned by Bayerischer Rundfunk, Sydney Symphony with funds provided by Australia Council.
Includes performance notes and program note.
The work begins with a chant sung by the didjeridu player. The text was devised by Liza Lim in consultation with William Barton, translated from his ancestral language of Kalkadoon (Indigenous language of the Kalkadoon nation in the Mount Isa region of Central Queensland).
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