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Carter, Elliott: Mosaic

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Setting: Chamber Orchestra
Instrumentation: Flöte (bzw. Altflöte und Piccolo), Oboe (bzw. Englischhorn), B-Klarinette (bzw. Bassklarinette), Harfe, Violine, Viola, Violoncello, Kontrabass
Length: 32 pages
Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes
Item number: BHI9662
Other reference: BHI 9662
ISMN: 9790051096626
Inspired by 1930s harpist Carlos Salzedo, a member of the small group of modernists who surrounded Varese and Ives. Salzedo's unusual developments in harp technique are explored throughout Mosaic, a work comprised of many short mosaic-like sections. Instrumentation: flute (doubling alto flute and piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet in B-flat (doubling bass clarinet), harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass. Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble for its 40th anniversary season. Duration: 12 minutes.

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