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482 Variations on a Very Short Theme : for orchestra and Beatles recording
by Gordon Hamilton (2016)
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Work Overview
A Beatles recording plays out of a speaker. The orchestra latches on to 3 notes, spinning them out into 482 micro variations.
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (4 players) harp, strings, laptop.
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance info from Contribute:
Sat. 5 Nov. 7:30pm QPAC Concert Hall The Queensland Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Alondra de la Parra
Commissioning and Dedication info from Contribute:
Commissioned by The Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Performances of this work
9 Aug 2018: at (Not) The Last Night of the Proms (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Alondra de la Parra.
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