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3 years ago

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).

47 Fl. 28 p

47 Fl. 28 p 5 5 12 Picc. p 5 5 Ob. 1 & 2 2 3 6 5 p Cl. 1 & 2 (Bb) 2 p 3 6 5 5 Bsn. 1 & 2 1 3 5 p 5 Hn. 1 & 2 (F) p Tpt. 1 & 2 (Bb) Perc. To Triangle T. Solo p thought formed. The Vln. I 12 Vln. II for online perusal only Vla. f sim. 3 3 pp Vc. Db. 3 3 f sim. pp 3 3 f sim. pp

48 Fl. 31 Picc. p Ob. 1 & 2 1 p Cl. 1 & 2 (Bb) Bsn. 1 & 2 Hn. 1 & 2 (F) for online perusal only 1 pp Tpt. 1 & 2 (Bb) straight mute 1 3 pp Perc. T. Solo Vln. I Vln. II treeʹs pp pp Triangle mf Susp. Cym. mp espress. p 3 3 pa ‐ per free ‐ zes, free ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ zes, free‐zes its p p p Vla. col legno battuto mp mf Vc. unis., col legno battuto mp mf Db.