Adams, John: A Flowering Tree (2006) 113'
Category: opera
Scoring
lyrS,T,B soloists, SATB chorus (min.40); 2.picc.treble recorder(=perc,opt.picc).alto recorder(=soprano recorder, perc,opt.fl)*.2(II=corA).2.bcl.2(II=dbn)-4.2.3.0-timp.perc(4):I= glsp/wdbl/claves/pedal BD/SD/2susp.cyms/2tuned bongos (or roto toms)/tom-t/shaker/3 tpl.blks/cowbell/bongo/maracas/BD/2 Japanese Bowl gong/Chinese cym/2tgls/slapstick;II= chimes/tgl/tamb/wdbl/susp.cym/rainmaker (med.)/BD/cast/bongo/SD; III=maracas/tamb/rainmaker (low)/high tgl/low tubular wind chimes; IV=shaker/rainmaker (low)-harp-cel-strings(min. 12.10.8.6.5) *OPTIONAL: recorder players play some very simple percussion (rain sticks, etc.), or they can play only recorder.
News stories for this title:
John Adams Artist-in-Residence at Mostly Mozart Festival
Adams: Doctor Atomic at the Met Opera and on DVD
Adams: Flowering Tree reviews from Vienna & Berlin
Adams: A Flowering Tree to be premiered in Vienna
Category: opera
Scoring
lyrS,T,B soloists, SATB chorus (min.40); 2.picc.treble recorder(=perc,opt.picc).alto recorder(=soprano recorder, perc,opt.fl)*.2(II=corA).2.bcl.2(II=dbn)-4.2.3.0-timp.perc(4):I= glsp/wdbl/claves/pedal BD/SD/2susp.cyms/2tuned bongos (or roto toms)/tom-t/shaker/3 tpl.blks/cowbell/bongo/maracas/BD/2 Japanese Bowl gong/Chinese cym/2tgls/slapstick;II= chimes/tgl/tamb/wdbl/susp.cym/rainmaker (med.)/BD/cast/bongo/SD; III=maracas/tamb/rainmaker (low)/high tgl/low tubular wind chimes; IV=shaker/rainmaker (low)-harp-cel-strings(min. 12.10.8.6.5) *OPTIONAL: recorder players play some very simple percussion (rain sticks, etc.), or they can play only recorder.
News stories for this title:
John Adams Artist-in-Residence at Mostly Mozart Festival
Adams: Doctor Atomic at the Met Opera and on DVD
Adams: Flowering Tree reviews from Vienna & Berlin
Adams: A Flowering Tree to be premiered in Vienna
