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The Circus : for ensemble / Marijn Simons

Publisher: Amsterdam: Donemus, cop. 2004
Publisher's number: 10921
Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Wind and string instrument(s)
Scoring: cl fg h 2vl vla vc cb
Remarks: Commissioned by the Delft Chamber Music Festival 2004. Dedicated to Alexander Calder.
The world première took place on 8 August 2004 at the Prinsenhof in Delft (The Netherlands), performed by Michael Collins (clarinet), Robin O’Neill (bassoon), Richard Watkins (horn), Isabelle van Keulen and Baiba Skride (violins), Rachel Roberts (viola), Quirine Viersen (violoncello), and Corin Long (contrabass).
Duration: 11'00"
Number of players: 8
Year of composition: 2003
Status: fully digitized (real-time delivery)

Author(s):
Simons, Marijn (Composer)
Contains:
Monsieur Loyal, ringmaster
Acrobat
Tightrope artist
Exotic dancer with spear thrower, the Sultan of Senegambia
Little clown, the trumpeter
Sword swallower
Cowboy

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