Title	Far Country of Sleep, The (1988)
Article no.	4022657
Category	Orchestra/chamber music
Subcategory	Chamber orchestra
Instrumentation	2Flt (2 flutes); 2Ob (2 oboes); 2Clr (2 Bb clarinets); 2Fag (2 Bassoons); 2Hrn (2 French Horns); 2Trp (2 trumpets in B-flat); Trb (trombone); 2Perc (2 percussionist); Hrp (harp); Str (string instruments)
Country of publication	USA (us)
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Year of publication	1988
Composer	Adams, John Luther
Duration	15:45
Additional info/contents	2Flt; 2Ob; 2Clr; 2Fag; 2Hrn; 2Trp; Trb; 2Perc; Hrp; Str (min 6-6-4-4-2) Commissioned by the Arctic Chamber Orchestra. Adams dedicated this work to the memory of Morton Feldman. The music is scored for small orchestra, with five brass instruments situated apart from the rest of the ensemble. Printed from manuscript. With performance and biographical notes. Full Score; 28 cm; 38 pages '...a ravishingly beautiful landscape...' - Alan Ulrich San Francisco Examiner '...wondrous soundscapes of place and the imagination. I can't remember when a new piece of music has been as thought-provoking as The Far Country of Sleep.' - Marilyn Tucker, The San Francisco Chronicle
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	Far Country of Sleep, The (1988) (2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 Bb clarinets; 2 Bassoons; 2 French Horns; 2 trumpets in B-flat; trombone; 2 percussionist; harp; string instruments)
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