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- Missy Mazzoli
Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (2013)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
Revised 2021. Harmonicas are pitched in A and C (Bassoons), A (Horns), C (Trumpets), and F (Trombones). Harmonica notation is approximate; players should simply blow into the instrument unless otherwise indicated, taking care to play in approximately the same octave as the other harmonica players. Recorded electronics: locate the speaker(s) behind the percussion at the back of the stage. Playback should be loud enough to reach the back of the hall yet balance with the orchestra.
- 2.2.2.2(2hca)/2(2hca).2(2hca).2(2hca).1/2perc/pf(syn)/recording/str
- 9 min
- 20th April 2024, Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City, IA, United States of America
- 21st April 2024, Sweeney Concert Hall, Northampton, MA, United States of America
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Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) is music in the shape of a solar system, a collection of rococo loops that twist around each other within a larger orbit. The word “sinfonia” refers to baroque works for chamber orchestra but also to the old Italian term for a hurdy-gurdy, a medieval stringed instrument with constant, wheezing drones that are cranked out under melodies played on an attached keyboard. It’s a piece that churns and roils, that inches close to the listener only to leap away at breakneck speed, in the process transforming the ensemble turns into a makeshift hurdy-gurdy, flung recklessly into space. Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
— Missy Mazzoli
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- Explore music by women for dance
- In response to requests from choreographers, dance and ballet companies we invite you to explore music in multiple styles and genres by women at the height of their composing game. From Missy Mazzoli, Maja Ratkje and Helen Grime, to Joan Tower, Kaija Saariaho, Gloria Coates and the new generation Hania Rani and Lisa Morgenstern, we are sure there’s something for everyone in this first in a series of specially curated features.
- Anton Bruckner Bicentenary in 2024
- Anton Bruckner celebrates his 200th birthday in 2024. The Austrian composer, organist and teacher is one of the great mavericks of the music world. We have highlighted works that can be combined well with Bruckner's symphonies or with his vocal works for your next concert programmes.
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- BBC Total Immersion: Missy Mazzoli
- 22nd January 2024
- BBC Symphony Orchestra hosts Missy Mazzoli for a full day of concerts and conversations
- BBC Proms 2023 highlights include Weir and Grime premieres
- 20th April 2023
- The BBC Proms return this summer with eight weeks of live music featuring contemporary classics as well as standout World and European premieres from the Wise Music catalogues.
- World Premiere Mazzoli Recordings Now Available from BIS
- 28th February 2023
- BIS Records releases 'Dark with Excessive Bright' on March 3, 2023, featuring several world premiere recordings by composer Missy Mazzoli.