From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs

Gareth Farr

General Info

Duration: 00:25:55
ISMN: 979-0-67452-079-9
Number of Pages: 88
Cost: $84.00

Movement

Movement I: The Invocation of the Sea
Movement II: Thus Spake the Sea Gongs

Instrumentation

Woodwinds

• 3 Flutes (all doubling Piccolo)
• 3 Oboes (3rd Player doubling cor anglais)
• 3 Clarinets
• 3 Bassoons

Brass

• 4 French Horns
• 3 Trumpets
• 3 Trombones
• 1 Tuba

Percussion

• Timpani
• Percussion I: suspended cymbal, roto-toms, crotales, glockenspiel, tubular bells, medium wood block
• Percussion II: suspended cymbal, roto-toms, crotales, glockenspiel, tubular bells,, medium-low wood block, marimba
• Percussion III: suspended cymbal, roto-toms, vibraphone, tubular bells, piccolo wood block, bass wood block
• Percussion IV: bass drum, crotales, chinese cymbal, medium tam-tam, two tam-tam, wind machine, marimba, suspended cymbal, clash cymbal, vibraphone, bongos, snare drum

Keyboard

• piano
• celeste

Strings

• Violins
• Violas
• Cellos
• Double Bass
• harp

Description

Perfect for orchestras wanting to embrace the music of the Pacific, From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs combines the exotic sound worlds of Indonesian gamelan, Rarotongan drumming and Japanese taiko drumming. Farr’s best-known orchestral work and a classic in New Zealand’s orchestral repertoire, its rhythmic character is initially reminiscent of Balinese processional music, later employing interlocking material in choreographic homage to Bali’s reyong gong ensembles.

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