Mateo Soto
Arc-en-ciel
Short instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 2 3 1, timp, perc(3), hp, str
Duration: 13'
Solos:
viola
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
1st flute
2nd flute
cor anglais
1st oboe
2nd oboe
bass clarinet in Bb
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
contrabassoon
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
1st percussion
2nd percussion
3rd percussion
harp
1st violin I (6 players)
2nd violin I (6 players)
1st violin II (6 players)
2nd violin II (6 players)
1st viola (5 players)
2nd viola (5 players)
1st violoncello (4 players)
2nd violoncello (4 players)
double bass (6 players)
Arc-en-ciel
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Mateo Soto
Arc-en-ciel
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Orchestration: for viola and orchestra
Type: Dirigierpartitur
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Work introduction
Arc-en-ciel for viola and orchestra is divided into three movements without interruption with fast-slow-fast formula where the last movement is a varied recapitulation. The same main elements are developed in very different ways throughout the work, achieving a desired unity.