Orchestra :: Page 2 :: Kelly-Marie Murphy, composer

Murmuration

ORCHESTRA WITHOUT SOLOIST 2*2*2*2 4*3*3*1 Timpani (4 drums), 1 Perc, Piano/Celeste, Strings [Percussion Requirements: 3 suspended cymbals (high, medium, and low; with bow and mallets), snare drum (brushes and sticks), crotales (with bow and beaters), xylophone, concert bass drum Duration: ca. 9 minutesComposed: 2010 Programme Note: Murmuration was commissioned by CBC Radio Music for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra to commemorate…

Black Sand

ORCHESTRA WITHOUT SOLOIST 2*2*2*2 4*3*3*1 Timpani (4 drums), 2 Perc, Piano, Harp, Strings [Percussion Requirements: Percussion I: large tam-tam, large lion’s roar, vibraphone, 3 suspended cymbals (low, medium, high), xylophone, glockenspiel, large tom-tom. Percussion II: bass d Duration: ca. 12 minutesComposed: 2009 Programme Note: Black Sand was commissioned by James Sommerville, music director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, through a…

Through the Unknown, Unremembered Gate

ORCHESTRA WITHOUT SOLOIST2 Orchestrations available: 3•3•3•3 6•4•3•1 Timpani (5 drums), 2 Perc., Piano, 2 Harps, Strings OR 3•3•3•3 4•4•3•1 Timpani (5 drums), 2 Perc., Piano, 2 Harps, Strings [Percussion Requirements: Percussion I – crotales, snare drum, * 5 roto-toms, crash c Duration: ca. 9 minutesComposed: 2008 Programme Note: Through the Unknown, Unremembered Gate was commissioned by the National Youth Orchestra…

And So Be Changed to Lightning in the End

ORCHESTRA WITHOUT SOLOIST 2*2*2*2 4*3*3*1 Timpani (5 drums), 2 Perc: snare drum, 3 suspended cymbals (high + medium + low) crotales (arco), bass drum, high triangle, anvil, chimes, glockenspiel, xylophone, crash cymbal, bass drum, police whistle, large tam-tam, Harp, Strings Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 2005 Programme Note: And So Be Changed to Lightning In the End is a very athletic,…

A Thousand Natural Shocks

ORCHESTRA WITHOUT SOLOIST 3*2*2*2 4*3*3*1 Timpani (5 drums), 2 Perc: Perc. 1: large bass drum, *3 suspended cymbals (med., med. high, high — all higher than perc.2), snare drum, xylophone, brass wind chimes, crotales (bowed), **2 drums Tomtoms or similar). Perc. 2: snare drum, g Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 2000 Programme Note: A Thousand Natural Shocks was commissioned by the…

Utterances

ORCHESTRA WITHOUT SOLOIST 2*2*2*2 4*3*3*1 Timpani, 2 Perc. (Tamtam, snare drum (concert), 2 wood blocks, 1 bongo (high), high suspended cymbal, high triangle, crotales (bowed and struck), brass wind chimes. Perc. 2: whip, snare drum (military), 1 bongo (medium), bass drum, medium Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 1999 Programme Note: Utterances was commissioned by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra through a grant…

From the Drum Comes a Thundering Beat…

ORCHESTRA WITHOUT SOLOIST 2*2*2*2 4*3*3*1 Timpani, 2 Perc. (brass wind chimes, 5 roto-toms, pod rattle, 3 susp. cymb., offstage chimes; bass drum, tamtam, 2 tom-toms, crash cymbals, bowed crotales) Piano, Strings Duration: ca. 14 minutesComposed: 1995 Programme Note: From the Drum Comes a Thundering Beat. . . was commissioned by the CBC for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. During the early…

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Murmuration

Black Sand

Through the Unknown, Unremembered Gate

And So Be Changed to Lightning in the End

A Thousand Natural Shocks

Utterances

From the Drum Comes a Thundering Beat…

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