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INSTRUMENTATION<br />
2 Oboes<br />
Bassoon<br />
Harpsichord<br />
Violins I and II<br />
Violas<br />
Cello<br />
Double Bass<br />
DURATION<br />
ca. 5’<br />
PROGRAM NOTES<br />
Before the symphonies of Haydn, the term “sinfonia” was used for a variety of musical works, including<br />
those incorporating instruments and voices. During the Baroque period, it became synonymous with<br />
what we would now call an “overture” to an opera or oratorio.<br />
<strong>Sinfony</strong> takes its inspiration from the French overtures of Georg Frederic Handel, particularly that which<br />
opens his Messiah. It was commissioned by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia as a part of their<br />
2023-2025 composer residency program.<br />
PERFORMANCE NOTE<br />
All trills in this piece should go to the next upper note in the diatonic key of C minor (i.e. A-flat to B-flat)<br />
unless otherwise noted with a trill-to note in parentheses.
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