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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).

49 Fl. 34 mfp 3

49 Fl. 34 mfp 3 p Picc. mfp Ob. 1 & 2 3 p Cl. 1 & 2 (Bb) 3 3 p Bsn. 1 & 2 mp 3 3 Hn. 1 & 2 (F) p 3 Tpt. 1 & 2 (Bb) p 3 Perc. for online perusal only mp pp T. Solo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. find 3 mf 3 3 3 ‐ ings, the last words held, re ‐ cord‐ed, pre‐served, po‐em arco, div. 3 p unis., col legno battuto pp pp mf mf unis., col legno battuto Vc. arco 3 p Db. pizz. mf 3

50 Fl. 37 p Picc. Ob. 1 & 2 p Cl. 1 & 2 (Bb) p Bsn. 1 & 2 Hn. 1 & 2 (F) Tpt. 1 & 2 (Bb) mp mp Perc. T. Solo Vln. I 3 placed with pen‐cilled ar ti for online perusal only div. nat. pp 3 ‐ ‐ cu ‐ la ‐ tion of dis ‐ Vln. II nat. div. pp Vla. col legno, unis. Vc. pp mf pp Db.