Enchanted
Pamela J. Marshall
About this work:
A lot of my music is shaped by images and sounds of the natural world. As I wrote Enchanted, I had in my mind the magic of filtered sunlight in dark forests and the joy of being in a remote spot, sharing it with singing birds, maybe even elves, absorbing the magic of the place.
The opening is an incantation – calling kindred spirits to celebrate the forests and hidden glades. The voice of that world is the oboe. You’ll hear the oboe’s fanfare-like motive come back to introduce several new sections of music. Finally at the end, the oboe starts a grand chant-like song that is taken up by the rest of the orchestra as a finale to the celebration.
Year composed: 2006
Duration: 00:12:15
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Chamber Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, ,1 Oboe soloist(s), 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horn in F, 1 Trumpet, 12 Violin, 5 Viola, 5 Cello, 1 Double bass, 1 Harp
Instrumentation notes: Enchanted features the expressive voice of the oboe. The chamber orchestra instrumentation is the same as Barber's Knoxville, without the soprano. Number of string players is approx.