Excursion for Chamber Orchestra

Wright, Christopher

Duration

8m 30s

Composed

1998

Instrumentation

Chamber

Scoring

2 fl, ob, 2 cl, bn, hn, 2 tpt, trb, 3 timp (1 player), perc: bass drum, sidedrum with snare, tambourine, suspended cymbal, low pitched gong, tubular bells (2 players), strings

Availability

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About the work

The work was written for Wymondham Youth Orchestra, to celebrate their tenth year.

First Performance: Wymondham Youth Orchestra, July 1999

Technical notes

There is a certain amount of syncopated phrasing, and in places a need to perform with exaggerated rhythmic sense.