Expand
  • Find us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • View Our YouTube Channel
  • Listen on Spotify
  • View our scores on nkoda

To view this score, please log in or complete our quick and free registration.

Score Details

Title: From Melodious Lay (A Hamlet Diffraction)
Composer: Brett Dean
Duration: 23'
Composition Date: 2016
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock
Instrumentation: solo voices and orchestra
Description: for soprano, tenor and orchestra
Scoring:

3(II,III=picc,afl).2.4(II=bcl,III=dbcl).2(II=dbn)-4.2.2.btrbn.1-timp.perc(4): I=vib/Chin.cym(sm)/SD/3wdbl/4tom-t/susp.cym/tamb/marimba/vibraslap(hi)/tam-t; II=vib/susp.cym(med)/BD/marimba/lion's roar/tpl.bl/hi-hat; III=3susp.cym(sm,med,lg)/tuned gongs(F2,B2)/BD/SD/2bottles/tam-t/aluminum foil/crot/2tgl/temple bowl(sm); IV*=Chin.cym(sm)/tuned gongs(F#3,C#4)/tam-t/SD/3susp.cym(sm,med,lg)/tamb/aluminum foil/BD/sizzle cym/2tgl/temple bowl(lg)/mark tree/rainmaker-harp-pft-strings(14.12.10.10.8); clarinetIV* needs two Bb clarinets, one tuned a quarter tone down; *placed apart from the orchestra

Abbreviations (PDF)
Territory: This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world
Stay updated on the latest composer news and publications