4 clarinets in B-flat (III=basset horn IV=bcl)
Score and parts on special sale from the Hire Library
This piece was composed in 1993 to a commission from the Mannheim Group. It takes its title from the use of the rhythms of high-speed trains and was also inspired by the chapter “Sounds” in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.
Julian Anderson
Brown Hall Boston, New England Conservatory (Boston, MA, USA)
Callithumpian Consort
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre (London, United Kingdom)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Antony Hermus
No Venue (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Helsinki Conservatory of Music (Helsinki, Finland)
Students from Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre (London, United Kingdom)
Members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra