Mongolian Folk Songs for Viola & Orchestra
John Craton
About this work: Composed for German violist Jürgen von Hagen. Fantasias for viola solo and orchestra based on traditional Mongolian folk songs.
Movements:
“Mandakh naran (Rising Sun)”
“Jiji hot (Jiji Town)”
“Banchen sum (Banchen Temple)”
“Temujin”
“Horgoi torgon deel (The Brocaded Silk Deel)”
“Uglee shaazgai (Garrulous Magpie)”
Review score available on request. Contact composer for more information. mp3s of the Sibelius playback can be accessed here.
Year composed: 2003
Duration: 00:22:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Strings (General), ,1 Viola soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: 1111 0000 pf tmp perc str. Percussion includes bass drum, woodblocks, temple blocks, cymbals, triangle, ratchet, tambourine, crotales, tubular bells, birdwhistle. (NOTE: If listening to the Scorch file through the computer, if may be necessary to adjust the tempo bar as Scorch sometimes fails to recognize metronome markings.)