Manhattan Symphony (Score)

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1 Full Score - 1 Piccolo - 6 Flute I + II - 2 Oboe I + II - 1 English Horn - 2 Bassoon I + II - 1 Clarinet Eb - 4 Clarinet Solo - 8 Clarinet II + III - 2 Clarinet 1A - 2 Clarinet 1B - 1 Bass Clarinet - 1 Soprano Saxophone - 4 Alto Saxophone - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 1 Bass Saxophone - 2 Flugelhorn I and II - 4 Cornet I + II - 2 Trumpet I - 4 Trumpet II + III - 2 Horn I Eb - 2 Horn I F - 2 Horn II + III Eb - 2 Horn II + III F - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC) - 4 Trombone II + III C - 2 Trombone II/III bv - 2 Trombone II/III bb - 2 Baritone I + II C (BC) - 2 Baritone I + II Bb (BC) - 2 Baritone I + II Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC) - 2 Bas Bb (TC) 2 - 2 Bas Eb (TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC) 2 - 4 Tuba C - 1 Stringbass - 2 Percussion I - 2 Percussion II - 1 Timpani

This symphony, composed in 1961-1962, was orchestrated by Désiré Dondeyne and was chosen in 1964 as test piece for the highest division at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade, The Netherlands. It is a musical description of Lancen's trip to New-York. You can hear successively the arrival at Manhattan, a walk in the poetic world of Central Park, a visit of ‘black' Harlem, a walk on the hectic Broadway Avenue and finally the admiration for the Rockefeller Building. Here is a splendid musical tribute to this unique metropolis.