Scoring
Acl(=melodica, Bb cl), perc: vib/2metal pipes/toy piano, pft(=toy piano), vln(=pencil, sm.flexatone), vc(=lg.flexatone)
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
7/12/2007
Aspen, CO
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
World premiere of version
3/7/2008
Theater De Kikker, Utrecht
SOIL
Composer's Notes
Every society is founded in rituals of birth, life and death. The question that was in my mind when I wrote Gauze Vespers was if it would be possible to tell what kind of a ritual was taking place, if one were an observer from a completely alien culture. Thus I think of Gauze Vespers as a strange ritual, seen from afar.
— Oscar Bettison
Reproduction Rights:
This program note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the composer.
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