Canticle No. 3

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Composer Name

Lou Harrison

General Info

Year: 1941
Duration: c. 19:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: MFP
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player I: Ocarina
Player II: Iron pipes(6), wood blocks (3)
Player III: Auto brake drums(8), xylophone, elephant bell
Player IV: Guitar
Player V: Water buffalo bells(6), wood box, sistra, elephant bell
Player VI: 5 Tongue Teponazli, Large Tam tam; (5) Cowbells
Player VII: Snare drum, bass drum, tom-toms(5), elephant bell

Program Notes

premiere: 1941, Paramount Theater, San Francisco (or, 7 May 1942, Holloway Playhouse (Fairmount Hotel, San Franciso, composer conducting)

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Concerto Works

Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra: with Violin
Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Octet; Organ, Piano
First Concerto - Percussion Duo and Flute

Percussion Trio Works

Tributes to Charon (Passage Through Darkness/Counterdance in the Spring)
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed (for Dance and Percussion) - with Flute & Dancer
Oriental

Percussion Quartet Works

Canticle No. 3 - with Ocarina & Guitar
Canticle No. 5
Double Music - Cage/Harrison
Fifth Simfony
Fugue (Harrison)
Simfony No. 13
The Song of Queztecoatl

Percussion Quintet Works

Bomba (Harrison)
Canticle No. 1
Suite

Large Percussion Ensemble Works

Double Fanfare - 12 Players
Labyrinth No. 3 - 11 Players
Orpheus - for the Singer to the Dance - 15 Players with Solo Voice & Chorus

Others

Ariadne - Solo Percussion and Flute acc.
Beverly's Troubadour Piece - Percussion and Harp
Serenade - Percussion; Guitar
Suite No. 1 - Percussion; Guitar
The Drums of Orpheus - from the ballet "Orpheus"