Scoring
2.2.2.2-4.2.2.1-perc(3):amglocken/glsp/2 harmonica/lg BD/2 Beijing opera gongs/lg tam-t/6 tgl/vib/4 small wrenches/t.bells/sandpaper blocks/gong-harp-strings
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Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
02/10/2014
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Berkeley Symphony / Joana Carneiro
Composer's Notes
I think of Sea Shaped as a kind of ritual. The orchestra is divided into several groups: the strings play a constantly recurring yet evolving figure, whilst other groups interject and disturb this surface. Gradually, these elements erode and form themselves once again. I do not intend for this piece to be a depiction of the sea, but rather a ritual tableau based on the process of shaping and reshaping—a constant cycle of beginnings.
—Oscar Bettison
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