BRIDGES
An Ecological Tone Poem
Score
Cary Belling
DESCRIPTION:
Orchestral tone poem inspired by a walk on the Arroyo Seco Trail beneath the historic Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, CA. Composed in three contiguous sections, the piece depicts the view from the nature trail, the heavy impact of the bridges construction, and the hope for a better balance between nature and technology.
DURATION:
20:00
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Orchestra Parts
INSTRUMENTATION:
2 Fl (Fl 2 doubling on Picc), 2 Ob (Ob 2 doubling on E Hn), 2 Cl in Bb (Cl.2 doubling on Eb Cl) B. Cl in Bb (with extension to Bb), 2 Bsn (Bsn 2 doubling on CBsn) 4 Hn in F, 3 Tpt in Bb., 2 Trb, B. Trb, Tuba, Timp, ,Perc. for 3 or 4 players: glock., xyl., sdbl, guiro, cabasa, tbl, tgl, rcht, large cbell, wshbd, vibraslap, mktr, car horn (or bicycle horn), low anvil and high anvil (Grover or equivilent), wood saw with saw block, hammer with nail block, 3/8 " electric drill, sus cym, cym, hh, tam-t, sd with sticks and brushes, high tom-t, medi tom-t, low tom or roto toms, bd. Harp, Strings
Polytonal, impressionistic, and contrapuntal thematic composition.
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