Instrumentation
2 fl.2 bcl(I=cl) - 2 hn - perc(2): vib/t.bells - cel - harp - 2 vln.vla.vlc.db
Availability
Score 0571524311 on sale, parts for hire
Programme Notes
This very gentle and simple piece was written as a surprise 50th birthday gift for my great friend and colleague, Oliver Knussen. Scored for a mellow group of 15 players - including prominent parts for ‘cello solo and a pair of bass clarinets - its first performance was given by the London Sinfonietta (under my baton) on 12th June 2002.
© George Benjamin