Sir Harrison Birtwistle
*15.07.1934

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Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum | for chamber orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1977/1978
Scored for: for chamber orchestra
Composer: Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0 - mar, pno, str(6 6 4 4 2)
Instrumentation details: flute (+picc); oboe; clarinet in Bb (+bass cl(Bb)); bassoon (+cbsn); horn in F; trumpet in C; trombone; marimba; piano (+e.pno); violin I(6); violin II(6); viola(4); violoncello(4); contrabass(2)
Remarks: Paul Klee
Duration (min): 9

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Work Introduction

Birtwistle composed this piece for the London Sinfonietta; he also conducted its first performance. It has become a standard work in the ensemble repertoire everywhere in the decades since then – and no wonder; it is highly appealing, playful and diversified instrumental theatre music [...]


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