Joby Talbot
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND -CONCERT SUITE -
October 2025
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INSTRUMENTATION
Flute 1, dbl. Piccolo 3
Flute 2, dbl. Piccolo 2
Flute 3, dbl. Piccolo 1
Oboe 1
Oboe 2, dbl Oboe d’amore, Cor Anglais
Clarinet 1 in Bb/A
Clarinet 2 in Bb/A, dbl. EbClarinet
Clarinet 3 in Bb/A, dbl. Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2, dbl. Contrabassoon
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4 Horns in F, 1st dbl. Ram’s Horn trumpet in Eb 3 Trumpets in Bb 2 Tenor Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani dbl. Percussion (Finger Cymbals, Sizzle Cymbal, Triangle (S), Suspended Cymbal (S)
Percussion (5 players):
Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, Crotales, 2 Glockenspiels, Handbells (2-octave range from A below middle C + high Bb, C), Church Bell in G, Tam-Tam (L), Bass Drum, Bass Drum with Cymbals attached, Side Drum with snare, Trash (pots, metal pans, etc.), 2 Triangles (S/L), Finger Cymbals, China Cymbal (L), Sizzle Cymbal, Clashed Cymbals, 3 Suspended Cymbals (S/M/L), Hi-hat, Bell Tree, Mark Tree, Sleigh Bells, Whips, Tambourine, Ratchet, Castanets, Cabasa, Woodblock (S), 3 x Temple Blocks, Guiro
2 Harps
Piano
Celesta
4 Female Voices (amplified)
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Strings (10 [1 dbl. scordatura Vln].10.8.8.6)
DURATION
c. 40 minutes
NOTES
Horns require bass trombone Harmon mutes with stems removed to create wa-wa effects.
All strings except basses require Tonwolf metal practice mutes.
All instruments in the score are written at sounding pitch, with the usual octave transpositions for piccolo, contrabassoon, tuned percussion, celesta and double basses.
Double bass harmonics are written as normal notes, i.e. an octave above actual pitch.
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1.Prologue................................................................................................1
6.The Queen of Hearts’ Tango..............................................................59
7.The Cheshire Cat................................................................................64
8.The Flower Garden – Part I................................................................69
9.The Flower Garden – Part II...............................................................73
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