Paul Burnell

Extremitas, for instruments

Classical/Contemporary • 2011

Extremitas, for instruments

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Extremitas, for instruments: Extremitas, for instruments by Paul Burnell

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Instrumentation	Free choice: Any Instrument, Instrument in C, Instrument in B Flat, Bass Clef Instrument, Instrument in E Flat, Treble Clef Instrument, Instrument in F, Alto Clef Instrument
Type of score	For a single performer
Publisher	Paul Burnell
Difficulty	Easy
Duration	3'45

Extremitas, by Paul Burnell.
Composed 2011with amendments in 2023.
For instruments.

Duration 3.45 approx.

The playing score is available in multiple transpositions.

The dynamics may be devised ad lib., but throughout generally either very loud or very soft.

Optional: the music may be octave doubled ad lib. with the low C doubled 2 octaves lower.

Also optional: low drums (orchestral bass drum, timpani etc) double last four bars.

Also optional: Either before playing, or after the final notes, all whisper rapidly, and in own time, the following text:

"Instruments scatter sounds across mountains to the utmost borders of all areas."

Programme note:

This piece was written for Dan Knight's bottle organ sound sculpture in 2011. The bottle organ was exhibited at Lewisham Arthouse, London in 2011. The composition was originally titled 'Lullaby - Last Breath'.

Extremitas is a Latin word meaning 'extremity' or 'border' or 'ending'.

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