The Birds of the Air An Evocation in Three Movements for Orchestra with optional Prepared Piano |
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Date of composition | 1971 |
Opus number | 59 |
Type of work | Concert music |
Duration | 10 mins |
Musical forces | Orchestra: 2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/Timps/Perc. (2)/Piano (optionally prepared)/Strings |
Suitable for use in schools | |
Commissioner | Liverpool Education Authority |
Publication status | Manuscript |
Notes | Written for the Liverpool Schools’ Junior Orchestra; based on Songs of the Birds by Walter Garstang; movements are: 1. Dawn (Sunrise); 2. Day (Morning – Noon – Afternoon); 3. Dusk (Sunset) |
…exploited nature sounds imaginatively without for once evoking the name of Messiaen in the listener’s mind.
—Stainton Taylor, The Liverpool Echo, 5th July 1971