The Orchestra of the noises of war

Geistwedt, Jason

Composed	2005
Instrumentation	Flexible Ensemble with Keyboard
Scoring	4 parts, with at least 4 on each part, pf, perc: 2 sus cym, 4 toms
Availability	Contact CoMA

“…2000 shrapnels waving arms exploding very white handkerchiefs full of gold /

srrr-TUMB-TUMB 2000 raised grenades tearing out bursts of very black hair /

ZANG-srrr-TUMB-ZANG-TUMB-TUUMB /

the orchestra of the noises of war /

swelling under a held note of silence /

in the high sky round golden balloon that observes the firing…”

F.T.Marinetti