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Shattered Sun

Year of composition2024
Durationapprox. 14'
Instrumentation
2 flutes (both doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (II doubling cor anglais), 3 B-flat clarinets (III doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (II doubling contrabassoon); 4 horns in F, 4 trumpets in C, 4 trombones, tuba; timpani; percussion (3 players: triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, bass drum, marching tenor drums, crotales); harp; strings

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About the work

A prelude to Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 “Titan”, conceived to lead into Mahler without interruption. It may also be performed as an independent work.

Commission

Commissioned by Musikverein Graz for its 210th anniversary

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