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Sparkskraps

Composer
Anhalt István
Original / Hungarian title
Sparkskraps
Foreign language / English title
Sparkskraps
Subtitle
For symphony orchestra
Dedication
For the Esprit Orchestra and its Music Director Alex Pauk
Year of composition
1987
Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II anche fl.a.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (I anche cl.s., II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 2 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., euph., tuba - timp., perc. (2 esec. - xil., marimba, campli., vibr., ptti.sosp., tam-tam, water gong, 4 gong, trg., 9 tmb., tom-tom, 2 gr.c., crot., tmb.picc.c.c.) - arpa, pf. (anche org.el., cel.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb. (+ optional additional fl., 2 cor., tr., trb.)
Duration
23 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Esprit Orchestra with funding from The Canada Council
Premiere information
19 March 1988, A 75th Birthday Party for John Weinzweig, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Canadian Music Centre, MI 1100 A596sp
Available here!
Recordings
CBC Records CD 189, 1993 - Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk (cond.)