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- 1989-2007 (Creation)
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File consists of manuscript sketches and rough draft materials, correspondence, programs, and excerpts from Laurie Ricou's book Salal: Listening for the Northwest Understory, which included a reference to and image of Healey's Salal manuscript.
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See OTUFM 78-C-070, which includes Healey's abandoned Idyll (1972) for orchestra based on Indigenous themes from the Canadian Pacific Coast.
Also see Series A "Compositions" for manuscripts, transparencies, and master scores of original works by Derek Healey. The specific file for this composition is linked below.
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An excerpt from the manuscript for Derek Healey's Salal : an idyll for orchestra, op. 71 appears in Laurie Ricou's book Salal : Listening for the Northwest Understory (Edmonton, Alberta : NeWest Press, 2007). Healey was approached by Ricou to submit a page of his piece with an accompanying note regarding the his inspiration for the composition.
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Duration: 7 minutes, 45 seconds
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Premiered by the New Hampshire Festival Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Nee in Plymouth, New Hampshire (July 30, 1992).