Three Songs of Parting

To Martti Talvela, and in honour of the great souls of Gustav Holst, Charles Ives, Leos Janacek and Jean Sibelius

Music Finland

Instrumentation

voc, pno

Category

Vocal and Choral Works

Language

Lyricist

Walt Whitman

Premiere

Also versions for violin and piano; for violin, cello and piano; for flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and piano (1973)

Movements

1. The Untold Want, 2. Life & Death, 3. Then Last of All

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Archive number

MF1162

Score

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Title

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