Nightfishing
Oliver Searle
Description
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (with conductor)
Tag large ensemble
Duration 22 minutes
Instrumentation Flute [1 player]; Oboe [1 player]; Bass clarinet [1 player]; Bassoon [1 player]; Horn [1 player]; Trumpet [1 player]; Trombone [1 player]; Percussion [1 player]; Piano [1 player]; Violin [1 player]; Flute [1 player]; Oboe [1 player]; Bass clarinet [1 player]; Bassoon [1 player]; Horn [1 player]; Trumpet [1 player]; Trombone [1 player]; Percussion [1 player]; Piano [1 player]; Violin [1 player]; Viola [1 player]; Cello [1 player]; Double bass [1 player]
An extended work for chamber ensemble:
Trawling through night.
Awake.
Sitting and waiting.
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (with conductor)
Tag large ensemble
Duration 22 minutes
Instrumentation Flute [1 player]; Oboe [1 player]; Bass clarinet [1 player]; Bassoon [1 player]; Horn [1 player]; Trumpet [1 player]; Trombone [1 player]; Percussion [1 player]; Piano [1 player]; Violin [1 player]; Flute [1 player]; Oboe [1 player]; Bass clarinet [1 player]; Bassoon [1 player]; Horn [1 player]; Trumpet [1 player]; Trombone [1 player]; Percussion [1 player]; Piano [1 player]; Violin [1 player]; Viola [1 player]; Cello [1 player]; Double bass [1 player]
Performances of this work
| Date | Venue | Performer | Link |
| 06/05/2011 (*premiére) | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, UK | Event listing |
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