Mike Svoboda
Play
for Orchestra
(2021)
dedicated to the free agent in the heart of every musician
Commissioned by the Neubrandenburger Philharmonie and the Jugend Sinfonieorchester Zürich
Instrumentation
3 Flutes (2nd and 3rd doubling Piccolo)
3 Oboes
3 Clarinets in Bb (3rd doubling Bass Clarinet in Bb)
3 Bassoons (3rd doubling Contra Bassoon)
4 Horns
3 Trumpets in Bb
3 Trombones
1 Tuba
Timpani
2 Percussion
Percussion 1
Bass Drum
Paper to crumple
Pail of Stones
small Thunder Sheet
Ratchet mounted on a stand
Referee’s Whistle (high)
Percussion 2
Glockenspiel
large Ride Cymbal
Paper to crumple
Pail of Stones
small Thunder Sheet
Ratchet mounted on a stand
Referee’s Whistle (low)
Strings
Score notated in C
Duration: ca. 10 minutes
