- Judith Weir
Sinfonia Comatica (2014)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Commissioned by CoMA (Contemporary Music for All), and premiered by them on 25 October 2014 at St John's Smith Square, London
Programme Note
This pack is designed to allow music directors to make use of as great a variety of common instruments as possible, tailoring the parts to the instruments available. The list below suggests possible instruments for each part, but this is by no means exhaustive and could well be expanded through the use of, for example, pitched percussion.
I.
(Flute, Violin)
II.
(Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B flat or E flat, Violin)
III.
(Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B flat, Violin)
IV.
(Clarinet in B flat, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet in C or B flat, Violin, Viola)
V.
(Bassoon, Tenor Saxophone, Horn in F or E flat, Trombone in C or B flat, Euphonium in C or B flat, Viola)
VI.
(Bass Clarinet in B flat, Bassoon, Baritone Saxophone, Trombone in C or B flat, Tuba, Violoncello, Doublebass)