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

A Tribute to Charon (Passage throught Darkness/Counterdance in Spring) - Percussion Trio
Ariadne - Solo Percussion and Flute acc.
Beverly's Troubadour Piece - Percussion and Harp
Bomba (Harrison) - Percussion Quintet
Canticle No. 1 - Percussion Quintet
Canticle No. 3 - Percussion Quartet; Ocarina; Guitar (6 Players)
Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Octet; Organ, Piano
Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Quintet, Violin
Double Fanfare - Percussion Ensemble 12 - Harrison/Cirone
Double Music - Percussion Quartet - Cage/Harrison
Fifth Simfony - Percussion Quartet
First Concerto - Percussion Duo and Flute
Fugue - Percussion Quartet
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed (for Dance and Percussion) - Percussion Trio; Flute; Dancer
Labyrinth No. 3 - Percussion Ensemble (11)
Orpheus - for the Singer to the Dance - Percussion Ensemble (15); Solo Voice; Chorus
Serenade - Percussion; Guitar
Simfony No. 13 - Percussion Quartet
Suite - Percussion Quintet
Suite No. 1 - Percussion; Guitar
The Drums of Orpheus - from the ballet "Orpheus"
The Song of Queztecoatl - Percussion Quartet