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Orbital for orchestra – full score, Op.522
Classical/Symphonic music • 2003
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Orbital for orchestra – full score
Title by uploader: Carson Cooman: Orbital for orchestra – full score, Op.522
Instrumentation |
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Horn, Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Tubular Bells, Timpani |
Scored for |
Symphonic orchestra |
Type of score |
Full score |
Movement(s) |
1 to 1 from 1 |
Publisher |
Musik Fabrik |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
4'0 |
Orbital (2003) for orchestra was commissioned by New Music Tomorrow and is dedicated to composer Georges Lentz.
The work is a brief meditation, played throughout at a slow tempo and a generally quiet dynamic level. After an atmospheric introductory section which hints at the principal material, the work slowly traverses a grid of pitches and intervallic structures -- each instrumental group orbiting at its own pace. The musical material is derived from a "colored" whole-tone scale (in its prime form: C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, B).
The poetic image was one of a distant planet, slowly orbiting -- amid the vast expansive void of outer space. It is a mystical and prayerful piece -- as if we are watching this orbit amidst the great expanse while contemplating existential questions.
Instrumentation
3 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in Bb
2 Bassoons
3 Horns in F
3 Trumpets in C
Percussion (1 player: tubular bells)
3 Obbligato Violins
(NOTE: The three violins may be discreetly amplified. They should be seated in a semi-circle
directly in front of the conductor -- not in a "concerto" position.)
Strings
Parts on rental from the publisher
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