Five Abstractions of Poems by Emily Dickinson for Woodwind Quartet

Gloria Coates

About this work:
Recorded by the BBC London, MN Public Radio, Southwest German Radio, Radio Swiss Romande. Premiered in Geneva, Switzerland in 1975 and commissioned by the Southwest German Radio Woodwind Quintet. The music is suggested by elements in Dickinson's poetry.
Year composed: 1973
Duration: 00:12:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon
Instrumentation notes: fl (piccolo) ob (English Horn), cl (Bass Clarinet), bn

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