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Thomas Adès

Three-piece Suite from "Powder Her Face" (Suite no. 1)

Subtitlefor large orchestra
Year(s) composed1995/2007
PublisherFaber Music
Instrumentation3 flutes (3rd doubles piccolo) 3 oboes 3 clarinets (1st in Bb, 2nd in A, 3rd in A doubling bass clarinet) 2 bassoons 2 contrabassoons (2nd doubles bassoon) 4 horns 3 trumpets 3 trombones 1 tuba 3 percussion (contact info@eamdc.com for full instrument inventory) harp piano strings
Duration12'
MovementsI. Overture II. Waltz III. Finale
PremiereJune 17, 2007; Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK; Philharmonia Orchestra/Thomas Adès
CommissionCommissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra

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