Alma Deutscher
Waltz of the Sirens
(for Symphony Orchestra) (2019)
for Orchestra
Short instrumentation: 3 2 3 2 - 4 2 3 1, timp, perc(3), hp, str
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
1st flute
2nd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
bass clarinet in Bb
1st clarinet in A
2nd clarinet in A
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in Bb
2nd trumpet in Bb
bass trombone
1st trombone
2nd trombone
tuba
timpani
percussion (3 players)
harp
violin I (16 players)
violin II (14 players)
viola (12 players)
violoncello (10 players)
double bass (8 players)
Waltz of the Sirens
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Work introduction
In this Waltz, Alma Deutscher takes the distinctive sound of the Vienna police sirens as the starting point of a journey from ugliness to beauty.