Australiana
By Colin Brumby
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$50.00
A garland of nine folk songs for optional soloist(s), 2-part chorus and instruments - flutes, oboes, clarinets, violins, trumpets, saxophones, bassoons, tuba, trombone, horns and double basses. c.20'00
The instrumental parts have been allocated as follows:
The upper note of the right-hand (treble line) has been given to the flutes (up an octave), oboes,1st clarinets, 1st trumpets, 1st violins. The lower note of the right hand part (alto line) has been given to the 2nd clarinets, alto saxophone, 2nd trumpets, 2nd violins. The upper note of the left-hand (tenor line) has been given to the 1st bassoons, 1st trombone, french horn, violas. The lower note of the left-hand (bass part) has been given to the 2nd bassoons, bass trombone, tuba, cellos, double basses.
While the orchestration of this work is flexible, combinations of the above instruments should be chosen, not only because of availability but so as to give a balanced ensemble, e.g., a brass quartet (2 trumpets, tenor and bass trombone), or a string orchestra, etc. It may also be performed with keyboard accompaniment.
The instrumental parts have been allocated as follows:
The upper note of the right-hand (treble line) has been given to the flutes (up an octave), oboes,1st clarinets, 1st trumpets, 1st violins. The lower note of the right hand part (alto line) has been given to the 2nd clarinets, alto saxophone, 2nd trumpets, 2nd violins. The upper note of the left-hand (tenor line) has been given to the 1st bassoons, 1st trombone, french horn, violas. The lower note of the left-hand (bass part) has been given to the 2nd bassoons, bass trombone, tuba, cellos, double basses.
While the orchestration of this work is flexible, combinations of the above instruments should be chosen, not only because of availability but so as to give a balanced ensemble, e.g., a brass quartet (2 trumpets, tenor and bass trombone), or a string orchestra, etc. It may also be performed with keyboard accompaniment.
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