Strange Travels (for chamber orchestra) |
composer: | Nancy Galbraith (2013) | |
genre(s): | chamber orchestra • symphony orchestra | |
length: | 2 movements, 12:00 minutes | |
publisher: | Subito Music Publishing (ASCAP)
60 Depot Street, Verona, NJ 07044 mail@subitomusic.com • 973-857-3440 |
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orchestration: | fl, ob, cl, bs-cl, bn; tpt, hn, tbn;
hrp, pno, 2 perc; strings (amplified) | |
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world premiere: | 1 March 2014
Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble; Daniel Nesta Curtis, conductor Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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movements: | 1: Khao San Road 2: Ayutthaya | |
program notes: | "Strange Travels" was composed for the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble and premiered in March 2014. Galbraith rescored it for symphony orchestra in 2022. The title alludes to the sensation of motion imparted by the music, through two aural landscapes of an unfamiliar, almost otherworldly nature. The first movement is a mostly fast-paced journey through a frontier of orchestral textures and colors. The second movement is slower and dreamier, with recurring accents from the electric string pizzacatos. The title and subtitles also allude to memories of Galbraith's trips to Thialand, which included visits to Khao San Road in Bangkok and the ancient ruins at Ayutthaya. |
recordings: | Nancy Galbraith: Strange Travels
Centaur Records (CRC 3406) • 2014 • UPC: 044747310626 | |
source: | nancygalbraith.com |
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