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Cecilia McDowall - Seventy degrees below zero

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For Solo tenor & orchestra To commemorate the centenary of the British Antarctic Expedition in 2012, Cecilia McDowall has set extracts of Scott's letters and some original texts to create a 15 minute piece for voice and orchestra. The work was premiered by the City of London Sinfonia and programmed alongside Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 7 (Antarctica).

Fl. Picc. Ob. 1 & 2 Cl.

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38 Fl. 142 Picc. Ob. 1 & 2 Cl. 1 & 2 (Bb) Bsn. 1 & 2 Hn. 1 & 2 (F) p pp Tpt. 1 & 2 (Bb) p pp Perc. (Susp. Cym.) To Vibraphone ppp T. Solo Vln. I for online perusal only pp Vln. II pp Vla. p pp Vc. p pp Db.