File 041 - The trumpets of summer

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OTUFM 10-A-041

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The trumpets of summer

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  • 1964 (Creation)

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1 ms. score (64 p.) : pencil and ink + 1 ms. vocal score (71 p.) : copies + 1 cm of textual records

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(1927-2022)

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John Beckwith (1990); Kathleen McMorrow (A2024-02)

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File contains the tone rows used in Beckwith's orchestration, sketches, the manuscript score, and an annotated copy of the score. Trumpets of Summer, with text by Margaret Atwood, was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the Shakespeare quadricentennial (1964) and was written for male speaker, SATB soloists, SATB chorus, and instrumental ensemble (flute, bassoon, trumpet, percussion, harp, and violoncello).

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  • English

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    Text in English.

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    4.32 - 78418 rbsc, 4.32 - 78419 rbsc, 4.32 - 78420 rbsc

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