Orriss, M :: Towards The Blue Horizon
Orriss, M
Mel Orriss's Towards the Blue Horizon was commissioned for The Big Flute Challenge in Belfast, 2014. It is a large scale setting of 5 folk songs from around the British Isles: The Waters of Tyne , Salmon Tails Up The Water , Anach Cuain , The Tipsy Sailor and Give Us A Drink Of Water . All members of the flute family are used, with a minimum of 21 players needed.
The full orchestration:
Traditional flute (including 2 solo parts)
Solo flute quartet: Flute 1/Piccolo, Flute 2, Flute 3/Alto/Piccolo, Flute 4/Bass/Piccolo
Melody Flute in Bb
Piccolo
3 G Treble Flutes
4 C Flutes
2 Alto Flutes
2 Bass Flutes
Contra Alto Flute
Contrabass Flute
Double Contrabass Flute
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