The Modification and Instrumentation of a Famous Hornpipe as a Merry and Altogether Sincere Homage to Uncle Alfred
Purcell – Berio
YEAR OF COMPOSITION:
1969
SCORED FOR:
6 instruments
RUNNING TIME:
1'
ANNOTATIONS:
A hornpipe by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) transcribed for 6 instruments.
Instrumentation: fl (ob), cl, perc, hpsd, vla, vc.
The piece is part of A Garland for Mr. K,, an homage of Universal Edition to Alfred Kalmus, with compositions by Boulez, Stockhausen, Pousseur, Birtwistle and others.
PUBLISHER:
Universal Edition