To Fill the Hour: II - Work
Aaron Rosenberg
About this work:
"To Fill the Hour" is a six-movement work for large chamber ensemble that explores some of the models of happiness and unhappiness found in Bertrand Russell's 1930 book, "The Conquest of Happiness."
"To fill the hour, that is happiness; to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Year composed: 2009
Duration: 05:10:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 10+ players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Trumpet, 1 Trombone, 1 Piano, 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 Double bass, 1 Other Percussion Instrument(s)
Instrumentation notes: Percussion: bongos, sizzle cymbal, bass drum (1 player)