OUP Women Composers Orchestral, Opera, Chamber, Instrumental and Choral Catalogue

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Libby Larsen The Atmosphere of a Fluid System Flute and chamber orchestra or full orchestra Full Orchestra: flute solo, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, timp, 3 perc (vib, wood block, sleighbells, orchestra bells, mba, bongos, low tom, large tam, tbells, sus cym (sticks, wire brushes), temple blocks, SD) pn, str Chamber Orchestra: flute solo, 3 perc, str Hire score and parts - full orchestra 9780193860193 Hire score and parts - chamber orch 9780193370104 The Atmosphere of a Fluid System suggests music which, while intricately interconnected, forms a gesture of fluid upward motion. There is no prescribed traditional musical form in which the music develops. 12 minutes Blue Fiddler Full orchestra 3 fl (I+picc), 2 ob, 3 cl (III+bcl), 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 3 perc, pn, str Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193860339 Blue Fiddler, in three uninterrupted sections, is an essay which explores the relationship between American blues and country fiddling and the symphonic tradition. 12 minutes Fanfare: Sizzle Full orchestra picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bcl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 4 tpt, 4 tbn, tba, timp, 3 perc, pn, str Percussion: xylo, maracas, tamb, pod tattle, wood block (small), sus sym (small), high hat, chimes, slap stick, pod rattle, sizzle sym, mba Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193867567 ‘The architectural structure of a fanfare challenges a composer to make a single statement that is concise and to the point without the need for the usual techniques one uses to spin out motivic and harmonic progression, texture, and tempo in order to construct a lengthy orchestral work.’ —Libby Larsen. 7 minutes Orchestral Works Overture for the End of a Century Full orchestra 2 fl, picc, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 3 perc [1-tamb, sn drum, susp cymb, woodblock. 2-xylo, tri, orchestra bells, bongos. 3-marimba, tom-toms (medium, low)]. pno, str Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193371217 The Overture for the End of a Century takes its melody, harmony and colour from the tradition which has defined the orchestra in our century while at the same time exploring some ‘new’ approaches to sound which have become part of our musical world in the last part of this century, such as the mixing board, the computer screen, and the synthesizer. 6 minutes Ring of Fire Full orchestra picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bcl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 2 perc, hp, str Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193860223 A tone poem expressing a line from section IV of T.S. Eliot’s poem, ‘Little Gidding’. Larsen uses the orchestral textures and solo instruments to create images of fire and passion, with flames created by short woodwind arpeggios, and rhythmic motifs in the brass. 12 minutes Roll Out the Thunder Full orchestra picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bcl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 2 perc, 2 hp, cel, str Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193370111 Written to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, Larsen uses tolling bell patterns from churches in and around Moscow to create a jubilant atmosphere. 6 minutes 38

Solo Symphony (Symphony No. 5) Full orchestra picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bcl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 3 perc, pn, str (inc. elec bass) Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193864405 A symphony for orchestra in four movements. Larsen says in her note for this piece: ‘A solo is a group. The effort of many becomes the effort of one to produce a unified sound, a unified music. This symphony is about the one and the many... This is a listener’s symphony, as well as a solo display. In fact, the listener is the true soloist.’ 27 minutes Still Life with Violin Violin and full orchestra violin solo, 3 fl (+picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 hn, 4 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 2 perc, str Score and parts on hire 9780193867222 Larsen’s purpose when writing this piece was to ‘invite the listener to listen closely to the beauty of the violin as an instrument within the orchestral palette and at the same time to breathe in and deeply feel the power of the violin’. 13 minutes Libby Larsen 39