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UK Premiere of Andrew Norman's Spiral at the BBC Proms

Jul. 12, 2018

UK Premiere of Andrew Norman's <em>Spiral</em> at the BBC Proms

On July 23, Karina Canellakis leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the UK premiere of Andrew Norman's Spiral which received its world premiere last month by the Berlin Philharmonic, led by Sir Simon Rattle, to whom the work is dedicated. Andrew Norman notes: 

"Spiral is a short piece that traces the transformations of a small number of instrumental gestures as they orbit each other in ever-contracting circles...the idea of a "spiral-shaped" orchestra piece is something I've been thinking about for a while. Some of the musical ideas and gestures in this piece were definitely inspired by my experiences of and with Simon and the Berlin Philharmonic (namely their unique physical energy and precision), but the idea of a spiral is not directly connected to them."

Listen to Andrew Norman's Gran Turismo (2004):


(Gran Turismo/Andrew Norman/A Far Cry)

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Andrew Norman
Spiral (2018)
for orchestra
3.3.3.3-4.3.2.btbn.1-3perc(I: 2 crot, 4 hi tempbl; II: 2 alm, 4 low tempbl; III: 2 pitched gongs, 4 log drums)-hp(with 6 pitches tuned a quarter-tone flat).pno-str(8.7.6.5.4 stands)
6'



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