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2.picc.2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(1):glsp/vib-pft(=cel)-
strings(16.14.12.10.8)

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Publisher

Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)

Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.

Availability

World Premiere
4/10/1987
Jones Hall, Houston, Texas
Houston Symphony Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona
Programme Note

The first movement of Three Occasions for Orchestra, Celebration of Some 100 × 150 Notes is a carnival in sound, written at the behest of the Houston Symphony to mark the 150th anniversary of the state of Texas.

— Paul Griffiths

Reproduction Rights:
This program note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the author.

Recommended Recording
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London Sinfonietta/Oliver Knussen
Warner Classics 2066292

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