Holloway, Robin: The Spacious Firmament op. 69 (1990) 33'
for chorus and orchestra

Music Text  
John Dryden, William Blake and Alfred Lord Tennyson (E)

Scoring
3(III=picc).2.corA.3(III=bcl).3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3): glsp/xyl/vib/marimba/t.bells/3tgl/tamb/SD/TD/BD/crot/susp.cym/ 2pairs of cyms(large and small)/tam-t/jingles/bell-tree/maracas/ whip/lion's roar/anvil/ratchet/slide whistle/noise maker(rubbed balloon)-harp-pft(=cel)-strings

World Premiere
1/21/1992
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle