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Terra Nostra: An Oratorio

by Stacy Garrop


Orchestration
1111-1110-timp+1-hp-pf-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(SMBarT)
Duration
1 hour 6 minutes
Year Composed
2015

Notes

Organized in three parts:

Part 1: Creation of the World

  1. In the Beginning
  2. God's World
  3. On thine own child
  4. Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!
  5. A Blade of Grass

Part 2: The Rise of Humanity

  1. Locksley Hall
  2. Railways 1846
  3. A Song of Speed
  4. High Flight
  5. Binsey Poplars
  6. A Dirge

Part 3: Searching for Balance

  1. Darkness
  2. Earth Screaming
  3. The World Is Too Much With Us
  4. The Want of Peace
  5. A Child said, What is the grass?
  6. There was a child went forth every day
  7. A Blade of Grass/I bequeath myself

Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute
C Flute and Piccolo
Oboe
Oboe
Clarinet
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Bassoon
Horn
Horn in F
Trumpet
Trumpet in C
Trombone
Tenor Trombone
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion
Large Tam Tam, Tom Toms, Crash Cymbals, Splash Cymbal, Marimba (Low A), Suspended Cymbal, 4 Temple Blocks, Bass Drum, Triangle, Finger Cymbals, Crotales, Wood Block, and Bongos
Harp
Harp
Piano
Piano
Violin 1
Violin Section
Violin 2
Violin Section
Viola
Viola Section
Cello
Cello Section
Double Bass
Bass Section
Solo: Soprano
Soprano (Voice)
Solo: Mezzo-Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano (Voice)
Solo: Baritone
Baritone (Voice)
Solo: Tenor
Tenor (Voice)
Chorus: Soprano
Soprano (Voice)
Chorus: Alto
Alto (Voice)
Chorus: Tenor
Tenor (Voice)
Chorus: Bass
Bass (Voice)
Chorus: Children's Chorus
Children's Chorus


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