Friedrich Cerha
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Friedrich Cerha
Konzert | for percussion and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 2007-2008
Scored for: for percussion and orchestra
Composer: Friedrich Cerha
Soloinstruments/Soloists: percussion
Instrumentation: 3 2 3 3 - 6 4 4 2 - timp(2), perc(4), hp, cel, sop.sax, str(14 12 10 8 6)
Instrumentation details: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; soprano saxophone in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 4th trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; 4th trombone; bass tuba; 1st timpani; 2nd timpani; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; 4th percussion; harp; celesta; violin I, 1st, 2nd desk (4); violin I, 3rd, 4th desk (4); violin I, 5th–7th desk (6); violin II (12); viola (10); violoncello (8); contrabass (6)
Duration (min): 35
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World Première
Location: Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg / Austria
Date: 04.10.2009
Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
Conductor: Ivor Bolton
Main Soloists: Martin Grubinger, perc
Work Introduction

Martin Grubinger was still a young man, although already a well-known percussionist, when he attended a performance of my Chansons with H. K. Gruber and three musicians from the “die reihe” ensemble. He very much liked my differentiated treatment of the percussion; Gruber introduced us [...]

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