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Four Pictures of Death

Instrumentation

fl+pic+afl, ob+ehn, cl+bcl, bsn+cbsn, cornet, 2tba, 2perc, harm+pno, arpa, 2vln, 2vla, vlc, db

Category

Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble

Opus no.

op. 8

Premiere

Radio Contemporary Music Ensemble, cond. Pentti Antila, May 11, 1969; 1st prize in the Finnish Broadcasting Company's invited composition competition

Movements

1. Yön maa, 2. "...Laskettelit saksanpolkan, siirryit purppuriin", 3. Kalman tanssi (Totentanz von Basel), 4. Apotheosis

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Works

Symphony orchestra
2222 4331 11 1, str = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, one other percussionist, harp and strings
Wind band
2252 3 423 21212 3 = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons - 3 saxophones - 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones - 2 cornets, alto horn, 2 tenor horns, baritone horn, 2 tubas - 3 percussionists
Big band
221 4 4, pno, guit, db, dr = 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, drums
Additional codes
+	fl+pic = flutist doubles on piccolo
/	pno/org = can be played on either piano or organ
lib	ad libitum
obl	obligato
str	str: 65432 = specified number of string players
str min	str min: 65432 = at least 65432
str max	str max: 65432 = not more than 65432
solo	vln solo = violin is the solo instrument in a work not obviously for solo violin